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1944 • 2h 6min • Approved • Comedy, Drama, Music

Going My Way

"When the St. Louis Browns lost Bing, the Cardinal got a good singer!"

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.

IMDb 7.0

RT 82%

MC 90

Director

Leo McCarey

Writers

Frank Butler

Leo McCarey

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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

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