The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Directed by

Leo McCarey

Genre

drama film, musical film, Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 152 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A priest and a nun work together to keep their Catholic school open. They have friendly disagreements along the way.

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What happens

The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to save their parochial school from being shut down. The character Father O'Malley had been previously portrayed by Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was produced by Leo McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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