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The Bells of St. Mary's

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The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:14

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This GOING MY WAY sequel stars Bing Crosby, reprising his role as worldly-wise Father Chuck O'Malley, and introduces Crosby's beloved song "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Father O'Malley is... This GOING MY WAY sequel stars Bing Crosby, reprising his role as worldly-wise Father Chuck O'Malley, and introduces Crosby's beloved song "Aren't You Glad You're You?" Father O'Malley is transferred to the soon-to-be-condemned school run by Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman), and the two quickly match wits and stubbornness, eventually finding a middle ground. A surprisingly light touch of sentimentality and humor gives this film by director Leo McCarey a glow of genuine feeling that effortlessly captures viewers' hearts. Though the debate still rages over which Father O'Malley film is better (GOING MY WAY or THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S), the two films' nominations in back-to-back years for the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Song Academy Awards declare that both films are a treat to watch. [More]

Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan

Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly, Rhys Williams, Una O'Connor, Eva Novak

Director: Leo McCarey

Director: Leo McCarey
Story: Leo McCarey
Screenwriter: Dudley Nichols
Composer: Robert Emmett Dolan
Producer: Leo McCarey

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Dripping with sentiment, but who cares when you've got Bergman as the singing nun?

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Touchingly sentimental, but strong in all the right places.

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12/04/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

As Sister Benedict, Ingrid Bergman manages to combine beauty, great good humor and saintly dignity even while swinging a baseball bat.

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Carol Cling
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Seldom has a sequel so completely transcended its predecessor.

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Dave Kehr
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Winsome and highly commercial sequel to Going My Way.

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Dennis Schwartz
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Before singing nuns, there were singing priests, such as Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley in Leo McCarey's charming sequel that's better (and was more popular at the box-office) than the original, the 1944 Oscar-winner Going My Way.

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Frank Swietek
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Good cast, good direction, but not near its parent film.

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11/05/03
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Nell Minow
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Only a nitch less entertaining than 'Going My Way,' but Ingrid Bergman's nun helps in the balance.

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Steve Crum
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Rambling [and] embarrassingly winsome...

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06/24/06
Tom Milne
Tom Milne
Time Out

[Bergman's] clashes with Crosby...are moments that will have an audience alternately laughing and sniffling.

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