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Going My Way
(1944)
Sing, Bing... You're
A Grand, Gay Guy In Your Greatest Picture!
Director: Leo
McCarey, Rated Approved
  Starring:
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, James Brown, Gene
Lockhart, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily
Malyon, Risė Stevens, Stanley Clements, The Robert Mitchell Boys
Choir
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
- good
"Hope? You know,
Chuck, when you're young, it's easy to keep the fires of hope
burning bright. But at my age, you're lucky if the pilot light
doesn't go out." -
Father Fitzgibbons
Why watch this? Bing
Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald are superb.
Plot Summary:
The story centers on Father Chuck O'Malley, an easy-going young
priest with an unconventional style who is assigned to a
debt-ridden parish in midtown Manhattan. Upon arrival, he
encounters a gentle generational clash with the established,
curmudgeonly veteran pastor, Father Fitzgibbon, who is deeply
set in his traditional ways. To bridge this gap and help save
the struggling church from financial ruin, the progressive young
priest uses his love for music to transform a gang of local
street urchins into a boys choir.
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Dad's Preview:
This incredibly popular 1944 film certainly tugs at the
old heart strings. It's very Irish and Catholic, as we
follow one of life's rare angels who comes to a parish
to help an aged priest and his huge amount of
indebtedness. Crooner Bing Crosby portrays the humble
Father O'Malley. He's a clergyman who puts aside the
stodgy, strict rules of most churches and injects a hip,
music-filled agenda to tame the local teen hooligans and
help out a homeless eighteen-year-old girl. This film
gives us great performances, several musicals numbers,
cute kids, and a tear-inducing ending. Sure, Bing is a
little too good to be true, but overall it's a dear,
likeable movie. And it won seven Oscars! |
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Leo McCarey;
Paramount Pictures
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