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The Bells of St. Mary's poster

The Bells of St. Mary's

"The Whole World's in Tune... with Bing and Bergman together at their most brilliant best!"

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NR 1945 · 2h 6m
Drama, Comedy
Starring Bing Crosby · Ingrid Bergman · Henry Travers
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Father O'Malley Collection
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Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

Theatrical
Dec 27, 1945
Box Office
$21.3M
Director
Leo McCarey
Writers
Dudley Nichols, Leo McCarey
Producer
Leo McCarey
Music
Robert Emmett Dolan
Studio
Rainbow Productions
Keywords
nun priest school black and white church catholic lighthearted gentle
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Cast

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B
Bing Crosby
Father O'Malley
I
Ingrid Bergman
Sister Mary Benedict
H
Henry Travers
Horace P. Bogardus
W
William Gargan
Joe Gallagher
R
Ruth Donnelly
Sister Michael
J
Joan Carroll
Patsy Gallagher
M
Martha Sleeper
Mary Gallagher
R
Rhys Williams
Dr. McKay
R
Richard Tyler
Eddie Breen
U
Una O'Connor
Mrs. Breen
E
Edward Coch Jr.
Baby Jesus (uncredited)
A
Aina Constant
Nun (uncredited)
J
Jimmy Crane
Luther (uncredited)
G
Gwen Crawford
Nun (uncredited)
J
Jimmie Dundee
Cabbie (uncredited)
M
Matt McHugh
Sporting Goods Salesman (uncredited)
P
Peggy McKim
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
B
Betty Jean Nichols
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
G
Georgie Nokes
Boy (uncredited)
E
Eva Novak
Nun (uncredited)

Quotes

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A Heartwarming Promise of Joy
Taglines Your heart will be wearing a smile!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Importance of Optimism in Recovery
Father Chuck O'Malley Does she know about this.
Dr. McKay Oh, not yet. It's very important that she doesn't know it. She has a wonderful vitality, a natural optimism, and that's the best medicine anyone can have. If that spirit is dampened, it would... it would have a depressing effect and delay her recovery.
Father Chuck O'Malley She'll have to know about it. We... we can't just send her away without...
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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