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The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American musical 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 school from being shut down.
Its success helped to make movie exhibitors choose Crosby as the biggest box-office draw of the year, [4] [5] a record he would hold for the remainder of the 1940s. After World War II, Crosby and McCarey presented a copy of the film to Pope Pius XII at the Vatican. Going My Way was followed the next year by a sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's.
The Bells of St. Mary's; Based on: The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 film by Leo McCarey: Written by: Irving Gaynor Neiman: Directed by: Tom Donovan: Starring: Claudette Colbert Marc Connelly Glenda Farrell Nancy Marchand Barbara Myers Robert Preston Charles Ruggles: Music by: Robert Emmett Dolan: Country of origin: United States: Original language ...
"The Bells of St. Mary's" is a 1917 popular song. The music was written by A. Emmett Adams, the lyrics [1] by Douglas Furber, following a visit to St. Mary's Church, Southampton, England. [2] It was published by the London company Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew. The song was revived in 1945, in the film of the same name, by Bing Crosby and Ingrid ...
The article says the film is set in New York City. The city in which St. Mary's is located is not stated in the film. Going My Way is apparently set in New York (references to the Metropolitan Opera and Jenny Linden's home on Long Island). O'Malley says upon his arrival at St. Mary's that he had a long train trip in a "day coach."
The Bells of St. Mary's: Nominated 1946 "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" Blue Skies: Nominated 1951 "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" Here Comes the Groom: Won 1952 "Zing a Little Zong" Just for You: Nominated 1954 "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" White Christmas: Nominated 1956 "True Love" High Society: Nominated 1960
He played Eddie Breen in the 1945 film The Bells of St. Mary's. [2] His mother, Phyllis Tyler, was an actress. He appeared in other films, including The Spiral Staircase (1946) and Father Was a Fullback (1949). [3] He played the title role of Henry Aldrich in the television series The Aldrich Family. It was his first TV appearance. [4]
Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's is a studio album of phonograph records by Bing Crosby released in 1946 featuring songs that were presented in the American musical comedy-drama film The Bells of St. Mary's.