The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 film which tells the story of a priest and a nun at a school, who set out, despite their good-natured rivalry, to save the school from being shut down. It stars Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Carroll, Martha Sleeper, Rhys Williams, Richard Tyler and Una O'Connor. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was one of the most popular and influential American singers and actors of the 20th century whose career flourished from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Ingrid Bergman at 14 ▶(?) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was an Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Henry Travers (March 5, 1874 – October 18, 1965), born Travers Heagerty, was a British-born actor. ... William Gargan (July 17, 1905 – February 17, 1979) is an actor. ... A successful child-star in movies between 1938 and 48. ... Rhys Williams (December 31, 1897-May 28, 1969) was a Welsh-born character actor in movies and television, whose career spanned several decades. ... Una OConnor in The Invisible Man (1933) Una OConnor (October 23, 1880 – February 4, 1959) was an Irish actress who worked extensively in theater before becoming a notable character actress in film. ...

The movie was written by Leo McCarey and Dudley Nichols, and directed by McCarey. Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. ... Dudley Nichols was a Hollywood screenwriter who first came to prominence after winning the screenwriting Oscar for The Informer in 1936. ...

It won the Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Bing Crosby), Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, Best Music, Song (for Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Johnny Burke (lyrics) for "Aren't You Glad You're You") and Best Picture. 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. ... This is a list of films that have received an Oscar for best sound. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor 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 actors and actresses. ... Janet Gaynor getting the first Best Actress Oscar from Douglas Fairbanks Sr. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... From Rule Sixteen of the Special Rules for The Music Awards Original Score: An original score is a substantial body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically for the film by the submitting composer. ... Academy Award for Best Song // 1930s 1934 - The Continental from The Gay Divorcee 1935 Lullaby of Broadway from Gold Diggers of 1935 1936 The Way You Look Tonight from Swing Time 1937 Sweet Leilani from Waikiki Wedding 1938 - Thanks for the Memory from The Big Broadcast of 1938 1939 Over... 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 Picture is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; the awards are voted on by other people within the industry. ...

The character of Father Chuck O'Malley had been previously portrayed by Bing Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way (for which Crosby had won the Academy Award for Best Actor). 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Going My Way is a 1944 film is a light-hearted comedy about a new young priest (Bing Crosby) taking over a parish from an established old veteran. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor 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 actors and actresses. ...

The Bells of St. Mary's was remade for television in 1959, starring Claudette Colbert, Marc Connelly, Glenda Farrell, Nancy Marchand, Barbara Myers, Robert Preston and Charles Ruggles. It was directed by Tom Donovan. 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert (September 13, 1903 - July 30, 1996) was a French-American actress. ... Marc Connelly photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Marcus Cook Connelly (December 13, 1890 - December 21, 1980) was a member of the Algonquin roundtable and composed several musicals with playwright George S. Kaufman: 1921 Dulcy 1922 Merton of the Movies 1925 Beggar on Horseback Categories: 1890 births | 1980 deaths ... Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American film actress. ... Nancy Marchand (June 19, 1928 - June 18, 2000) was best known for her Emmy award-winning role on the HBO series, The Sopranos as Soprano family matriarch Livia Soprano, the mother of Tony Soprano. ... Robert Preston (1918 - 1987) was an American actor. ... Charles Sherman Ruggles (February 8, 1886 - December 23, 1970) was a comic American actor. ...

Synopsis

The movie revolves around an elderly businessman constructing his business office in the middle of a ghetto. This building is to be constructed next to the premises of a Roman Catholic School. The end result is that the business man is driven to the edge of sanity from the constant noise of school children and the tolling bells. He ends up breaking the windows of his office and finally surrenders the building to the Roman Catholic School fearing for his life in this world and in the hereafter.

External link

• The Bells of St. Mary's at The Internet Movie Database