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Going My Way
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| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Produced by | Leo McCarey |
| Written by | Frank Butler Frank Cavett |
| Starring | Bing Crosby Barry Fitzgerald Frank McHugh James Brown |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 3, 1944 |
| Running time | 130 min. |
| Language | English |
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Going My Way, a 1944 film, is a light-hearted drama about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran (Barry Fitzgerald}. It was followed the next year by a sequel, The Bells of St. Mary's.
The cast included opera great Risë Stevens and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.
The film won seven Oscars:
- Academy Award for Best Picture - Paramount Pictures (Leo McCarey, producer)
- Academy Award for Best Actor - Bing Crosby
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Barry Fitzgerald
- Academy Award for Directing - Leo McCarey
- Academy Award for Best Song - "Swinging on a Star" - Music by James Van Heusen; words by Johnny Burke
- Academy Award for Writing, Original Story - Leo McCarey
- Best Writing, Screenplay - Frank Butler and Frank Cavett
The film also received a further three Oscar nominations:
- Academy Award for Best Actor - Barry Fitzgerald--Fitzgerald was nominated for both best actor and best supporting actor. (After this happened, Oscar rules were changed to prevent it from happening again.)
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography, black-and-white - Lionel Lindon
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing - LeRoy Stone
This film has only been released on DVD as a double feature with another notable Crosby film, Holiday Inn.
During the 1962-1963 TV season, Gene Kelly starred as O'Malley in a Going My Way TV series.
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1941: How Green Was My Valley | 1942: Mrs. Miniver | 1943: Casablanca | 1944: Going My Way | 1945: The Lost Weekend | 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives | 1947: Gentleman's Agreement | 1948: Hamlet | 1949: All the King's Men | 1950: All About Eve | 1951: An American in Paris | 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth | 1953: From Here to Eternity | 1954: On the Waterfront | 1955: Marty | 1956: Around the World in Eighty Days | 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1958: Gigi | 1959: Ben-Hur | 1960: The Apartment |
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