Going My Way

Going My Way

Infobox_Film
name = Going My Way


amg_id = 1:20120
imdb_id = 0036872
writer = Frank Butler
Frank Cavett
starring = Bing Crosby
Barry Fitzgerald
Frank McHugh
James Brown(not the soul singer
director = Leo McCarey
producer = Leo McCarey
distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = May 3, 1944
runtime = 130 min.
language = English
budget =

"Going My Way", a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby.

It is a light-hearted musical comedy/drama about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran (Barry Fitzgerald). Bing Crosby sings five songs in the film. It was followed the next year by a sequel, "The Bells of St. Mary's".

Plot

Parish life at his first "assignment" includes gossip, youth mischief, and a rather shady landlord, but young Father O'Malley (Crosby) seems to land on his feet. As older Father Fitzgibbon (Fitzgerald) watches Father O'Malley in action, he feels his days as pastor of his flock may be numbered. O'Malley, for his part, must deal with an interrupted romantic relationship from his past and a "wayward" aspiring singer. Just as all the pieces of the plot seem to have fallen into place, the parish church is damaged in a massive fire. The two priests must find "modern" ways to deal with an age-old problem — ministering to the people in an economically disadvantaged neighborhood.

Awards

The film won seven Academy Awards:
*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 Jimmy Van Heusen; words by Johnny Burke
*Academy Award for Writing, Original Story - Leo McCarey
*Best Writing, Screenplay - Frank Butler and Frank CavettThe 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 for the same role. (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

In 2004, "Going My Way" was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Miscellaneous

The cast included opera great Risë Stevens and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer.

Until recently, this film was only available on DVD as a double feature with another notable Crosby film, "Holiday Inn".

This film included the song Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral which Crosby sang and promoted.

During the 1962-1963 TV season, Gene Kelly starred as O'Malley in a "Going My Way" TV series.

External links

*imdb title | id=0036872 | title=Going My Way

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