It is a sequel to 1944 film going my way, with crosby reprising his role of father chuck omalley, allaround cool catholic priest. She made me forget after a while that this was the gorgeous bergman i was watching. Marys, isolated from its original feature, showed where a man like crosby could excel. My wife penny hasnt seen this movie since she was a small child. Marys and their efforts to convince a millionaire to help pay for the repairs to their poorly capitalized and. Our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by bing crosby and ingrid bergman. Going my way was released by paramount, to which bing crosby was under contract.
Bing crosby reprises his oscar winning role as father omalley in the bells of st. Recently released on a gorgeous bluray by olive films, the bells of st. With bing crosby, ingrid bergman, henry travers, william gargan. Marys, a dilapidated, crumbling catholic school, where he will serve as the pastorprincipal, evaluating the school and. Marys sep 03, 2015 bing crosby and ingrid bergman head the proceedings as the local dilapidated catholic school is in danger of being torn down. Joe sumner mike sumner the 2 time national banjo champions dad showed this song to me when i was starting to play banjo. Well, with bing crosby in it, the bells of st marys. In one of her most radiant roles, ingrid bergman stars as goodnatured sister mary benedict, a catholic nun at the dilapidated st. This film was released by rko, a studio for which crosby had never worked. Why, 40 minutes of movie time pass before he sidles up to a piano and starts crooning. Marys is a wonderful film that stars bing crosby and ingrid bergman as two people at odds with each other, but who learn from each other as. Marys and their efforts to convince a millionaire to help pay for the repairs to their poorly capitalized and decaying parochial school. Dec 20, 2011 this time, easygoing father omalley is assigned to a school run by severe, skeptical sister mary benedict, and they clash over the priests liberal handling of the students. Leo mccarey, who demonstrated his ability to combine wholesome.
The song was made popular after being featured in a 1945 film called, none other than, the bells of saint marys. The television version is directed by tom donovan, and stars claudette colbert and marc connelly. Marys to your watchlist to find out when its coming back. Marys, bing again plays father omalley, the good natured priest, this time going to serve in a parochial school run by nuns led by sister superior, mary benedict ingrid bergman. The gray box often seen on the title card was covering the text, an rko radio release.
A failing school is saved by father omalley and sister benedict. Rambling, embarrassingly winsome sequel to going my way, with crosbys crooning priest transferred to a rundown parish where barry fitzgeralds roguish. Mary s, directed by leo mccarey is a prime example. A sequel to a film i havent seen mccareys going my way, 1944, with crosby reprising his role as father omalley, and ingrid bergman as a sister benedict. I cant begrudge affection anyone might feel toward the bells of st. Mary s 1945 is an american drama film, produced and directed by leo mccarey and starring bing crosby and ingrid bergman.
Marys will charm your socks off and its a wellknown fact that this writer watches it every christmas eve without fail. Marys was a darling for critics and audiences alike, part of which abby bender, in her essay included in olives deluxe new releases, attributes to the films simplicity coming on the heels of the second world war. Mary s sep 03, 2015 bing crosby and ingrid bergman head the proceedings as the local dilapidated catholic school is in danger of being torn down. Mary s and their efforts to convince a millionaire to help pay for the repairs to their poorly capitalized and decaying parochial school. We of course know that the bigdeal issue will be saving the school from destruction, and its no crime that. I enjoyed going my way, and i especially enjoyed crosby in the movie, but teaming him with bergman seemed like a bad idea to me. Marys is a classic inspirational film and you cant help but like it. The miracle of the bells was dismissed by critics, and was mentioned in the satirical film book the golden turkey awards, which poked fun at frank sinatras portrayal of father paul. This time, easygoing father omalley is assigned to a school run by severe, skeptical sister mary benedict, and they clash over the priests liberal handling of the students. The film follows a school year, and in the midst of.
Aside from his slapstick interludes with cats and a dog that recall his roots in silent comedy, and a sweetly humble christmas pageant staged with sixyearolds. We of course know that the bigdeal issue will be saving the school from destruction, and its no crime that the procatholic show places a high value on prayer. Beyond its selfevident starvehicle bona fides not only a sequel to an oscarwinning hit, it was the highestgrossing film of the 1940s aside from animated disney features, the bells of st. Film streams is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in omaha, nebraska.
Marys 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Marys 1945, the stillpopular holiday film bing crosby reprising his father omalley character from going my way 1944, this time butting heads with nun ingrid bergman. Mary s is a classic inspirational film and you cant help but like it. Sep 30, 2008 joe sumner mike sumner the 2 time national banjo champion s dad showed this song to me when i was starting to play banjo. Marys that he had a long train trip in a day coach. Mary s 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. As sister benedict, father omalleys foil here, bergman gives this movie its own feel, with themes somewhat different from those in omalleys debates with barry.
Mary s is a 1945 film directed by leo mccarey, starring bing crosby and ingrid bergman. Ingrid bergman joins him this time, playing the mother superior of the catholic school father omalley has been sent to run. Going my way is apparently set in new york references to the metropolitan opera and jenny lindens home on long island. Marys is warmly sentimental, has a simple story leavened with many laughs and bears comparison with going my way. It just aint noel without that little boy, bobby dolan jr, knocking on a curtain explaining in one breath, this is mary and im joseph, and we came to bethlehem to find a place to stay. Bing crosby himself starred in this film and did an awesome performance of. Marys is a 1945 film directed by leo mccarey, starring bing crosby and ingrid bergman it is a sequel to 1944 film going my way, with crosby reprising his role of father chuck omalley, allaround cool catholic priest.
With claudette colbert, marc connelly, glenda farrell, nancy marchand. The message of the film is the spirit of giving, and how that heals and helps the soul. Robin and the 7 hoods 1964 style sinatra, martin, and crosby. Cry danger 1951 spanish english spanishsub englishsub bdrip 720p x264 ac3 by roisiano duration. Marys 1945 is an american drama film, produced and directed by leo mccarey and starring bing crosby and ingrid bergman. Marys has been a christmas tradition in my family for as long as i can remember. However, it made more money than going my way, and was not only 1945s biggestgrossing film, but was third on the list of alltime moneymakers to date, behind gone with the wind 1939 and this is the army1943. Going my way 1944 and this film were both the topgrossing films domestically the years of their release, the first.
Marys 1945, cowritten and directed by the underrated leo mccarey, works so well because it deals with the everyday struggles of regular people. Marys, where he quickly falls into conflict with its. Bing crosby is a liberal priest who tries to breathe fresh air into the strict school run by bergmans sister mary benedict. One can see why those who love the film love it to this day and have such. The good father is sent to help out financially strapped st. Marys 58 movie clip o sanctissima 1945 hd duration. Sonoran desert, arizona, usa 2 of 2 found this interesting interesting.
While the story here is hardly anything weighty, the bells of st. Marys 1945, in which crosby returned as omalley, who is now at loggerheads with the mother superior ingrid bergman of a catholic school. Marys shows how director leo mccarey used actors to great effect, taking individual personas to tell a sweetly simple tale of dreams and. Probably each of the two father omalley movies should just be enjoyed for its own merits. Best sound, recording stephen dunn rko radio ssd nominee oscar. Mary s is a 1959 television adaptation of the famous 1945 film. Bing crosby himself starred in this film and did an awesome performance of this song. The miracle of the bells was dismissed by critics, and was mentioned in the satirical film book the golden turkey awards, which poked fun at frank sinatra s portrayal of father paul. Its basically the 2008 movie doubt, but with bing crosby and ingrid bergman in the philip seymour hoffman and meryl streep roles and without the accusations of. Learn the words to the bells of saint marys her campus.
At a big city catholic school, father omalley and sister benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building. Written by dudley nichols and based on a story by leo mccarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their goodnatured rivalry, try to save their school from being shut down. Growing up i can remember watching it, going my way, the miracle on 34th street with edmund gwenn, the ten commandments, king of kings and others. Well, with bing crosby in it, the bells of st marys had to have. Marys is an ultralite drama about the adversarial relationship of a priest and a nun, both of whom approach their callings in different ways. Considered a christmas film, theres very little christmas in it, but the overall.
I admit i had no idea about this, or anything bells of st. This time around crosby plays father omalley a bit softer, more quietly subversive, than he did in going my way. Emmett adams, the lyrics by douglas furber, following a visit to st. Mary s, a dilapidated, crumbling catholic school, where he will serve as. Crosby first played the role of father omalley in going my way, which was released prior to the bells of st. Marys is a wonderful film that stars bing crosby and ingrid bergman as two people at odds with each other, but who learn from each other as time goes on. Mary s has been a christmas tradition in my family for as long as i can remember. Marys was nominated for eight, though it only won one, for best sound. Marys isnt so much about a pair of catholic dogooders trying to save their beloved parochial school as its about that wonderful pairing but it is undeniably engaging. He was inspired to write the tune after his visit to st. It earned eight oscar nominations, with mccarey receiving a nod for his direction, and was the topgrossing film. Marys 1945 cast and crew father omalley bing crosby is transferred to the roman catholic innercity school st.
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