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82 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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Going My Way
"When the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!"
1944 2h 6m EN
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6.7TMDB Β· 202
DramaComedyMusic
Synopsis
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Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
βWhen the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!β
Cast
Bing Crosby
Father Chuck O'Malley
Barry Fitzgerald
Father Fitzgibbon
Frank McHugh
Father Timothy O'Dowd
James Brown
Ted Haines Jr.
Gene Lockhart
Ted Haines Snr.
Jean Heather
Carol James
Porter Hall
Mr. Belknap
Fortunio Bonanova
Tomaso Bozanni
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leo McCarey
- Writers
- Leo McCarey, Frank Cavett, Frank Butler
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Father O'Malley Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Leo McCarey, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor LeRoy Stone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald and Frank McHugh carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "When the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!".
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IMDB entry: tt0036872 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leo McCarey directs. Lionel Lindon behind the camera. LeRoy Stone cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Part of the "Father O'Malley Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Directed by Leo McCarey, shot by Lionel Lindon. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor LeRoy Stone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald and Frank McHugh carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "When the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0036872 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lionel Lindon
- Editing
- LeRoy Stone
- Costume design
- Edith Head
- Makeup / hair
- Wally Westmore
- Runtime
- 126 min Β· 2h 6m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $16,300,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award for Best Story
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Picture
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Part of
Father O'Malley Collection
Also by
Leo McCarey
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Paramount Pictures
US
Key crew
- MusicTroy Sanders
- Art DirectionHans Dreier
- OtherRobert Emmett Dolan
- Set DecorationStephen Seymour
- ProducerLeo McCarey
- Special EffectsGordon Jennings
- EditorLeRoy Stone
- Art DirectionWilliam Flannery
- OtherJoseph J. Lilley
- Costume DesignEdith Head
- Makeup ArtistWally Westmore
- SongsJimmy Van Heusen
- LyricistJohnny Burke
- Still PhotographerAdolph L. Schafer
- Sound RecordistGene Merritt
- Sound RecordistJohn Cope
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- choir
- male friendship
- musical
- priest
- black and white
- catholic priest
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere1944-05-03NRΒ· New York City, New York
- Theatrical1944-08-16NR
Also known as
International titles
- O Bom PastorBR
- Vandre min veiNO
- λμ κΈΈμ κ°λ ¨λ€KR
- FarΓ‘Ε u svatΓ©ho DominikaXC
