Going My Way
(1944)
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Synopsis
Best Picture winner tells the tale of a warmhearted young priest who starts a choir with the tough local kids when he is assigned to a parish overseen by a conservative older priest who has little interest in new ideas. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald, as the younger and older clerics, respectively, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, and Leo McCarey also won for Best Director. The tune "Swingin' on a Star" was awarded Best Song.
Directors
Leo McCarey, Frank R. Butler, Frank Cavett, Edith Head, Leo McCarey, Buddy G. DeSylva, Leo McCarey
Production year
1944
Rating
Studio
Universal Pictures
Runtime
126 minutes
Cast
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Rise Stevens, Jean Heather, Frank McHugh