"Going My Way" (1944)
"Going My Way" (1944)
Paramount Pictures
Father Charles O'Mailey, a young priest at a financially failing Church in a tough neighborhood, gains support and inspires his superior. - "Going My Way" is a 1944 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Based on a story by Leo McCarey, the film is about a young new priest taking over a parish from an established old veteran. Crosby sings five songs in the film, with other songs performed onscreen by Metropolitan Opera's star mezzo-soprano, Risë Stevens (in the role of a famous Metropolitain Opera performer) as well as the Robert Mitchell Boys Choir (playing the role of juvenile delinquents turned into a choir). "Going My Way" was the highest-grossing picture of 1944 and began a 6 year run at the top of the 'Star' popularity charts for Bing Crosby."
Genre': Comedy, Drama, Music
Release date: May 3, 1944 (US)
Director: Leo McCarey
Screenplay by: Frank Butler, Frank Cavett
Story by: Leo McCarey
Music by: Robert Emmett Dolan
Cinematography: Lionel Lindon, John F. Seitz
Editing by: LeRoy Stone
Cast: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Risë Stevens, Frank McHugh, James Brown, Gene Lockhart, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily Malyon
Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Best Director
- Best Writing, Original Story
- Best Writing, Screenplay
- Best Music, Original Song
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Supporting Actor
* © 1944 - Paramount Pictures
