The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

19452h 06mdir. Leo McCareyUnited Statesdrama filmChristmas film

With Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Una O'Connor, Rhys Williams, Martha Sleeper, Ruth Donnelly

Directed by Leo McCarey

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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.

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