Going My Way
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
IMDb profile

Going My Way, a 1944 Academy Award winning film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 404 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (600 × 891 pixel, file size: 64 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) // Going My Way Movie Poster This image is of a poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher or the... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Husband of Annie Oakley. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... Francis Curray McHugh (May 23, 1898 - September 11, 1981) was an American film and television actor. ... James Joseph Brown, Jr. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... // July 20 - Since You Went Away is released. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ...

It, 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. Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Barry Fitzgerald (March 10, 1888 – January 14, 1961) was an Irish actor. ... The Bells of St. ...

Plot

Bing Crosby

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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The cast included opera great Risë Stevens and Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer. Rise Stevens was the leading mezzo-soprano at New Yorks Metropolitan Opera for two decades Rise Stevens (born 1913, New York City) (first name properly spelled Risë and pronounced REE-sah) was an American mezzo-soprano who captured a wide popular audience at the height of her career (1940... Carl Dean Alfalfa Switzer (August 7, 1927 – January 21, 1959) was an American child actor, professional dog breeder and expert hunting guide, most notable for appearing in the Our Gang short subjects series as Alfalfa, one of the series most popular and best-remembered characters. ...

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: // The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... The Academy Award for Best Song is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are songwriters and composers. ... Although the song Swinging on a Star is often associated with Frank Sinatra, its start came with Bing Crosby. ... James Van Heusen (January 26, 1913 - February 7, 1990), often credited as Jimmy Van Heusen, was an American composer. ... Johnny Burke was a songwriter who died in 1930 Johnny Burke (October 3, 1908 - February 25, 1964) was an American lyric writer. ... The Academy Award for Best Story was the Academy Award that was the predecessor to the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay which was introduced in 1940. ... Husband of Annie Oakley. ...

• 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. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is awarded each year to a cinematographer for his work in one particular motion picture. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... Holiday Inn is a 1942 film starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, which featured the music of Irving Berlin. ...

This film included the song Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral which Crosby sang and promoted. Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral is a song, originally written by James Royce Shannon that Bing Crosby made well known. ...

During the 1962-1963 TV season, Gene Kelly starred as O'Malley in a Going My Way TV series. Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996), better known as Gene Kelly, was an American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer, and choreographer. ...

External links

• Going My Way at the Internet Movie Database

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