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Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics) (Dual-layered DVD, Restored / Remastered)
- Starring: Bing Crosby, Rise Stevens, Barry Fitzgerald
- Director: Leo McCarey
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It took some doing to persuade the staunchly Catholic Bing Crosby to play a happy-go-lucky priest in Going My Way; luckily he acquiesced, winning an Academy Award in the process. Crosby is cast as Father Chuck O'Malley, newly arrived at rundown, heavily in debt St. Dominic's Church. Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald), the cranky, set-in-his-ways curate of St. Dominic's, is none too pleased with O'Malley's breezy, "modernistic" methods. Fitzgibbon is content to adhere to the policies he has followed for nearly 45 years. Without overtly challenging Fitzgibbon's authority (he likes the old buzzard, and the feeling is mutual), O'Malley sets about to win the confidence of the local street toughs, organizing the boys into an angelic church choir. He also forestalls the plans of St. Dominic's mortgage holder Ted Haines (Gene Lockhart) to evict Fitzgibbons by arranging a fundraising choir tour, to be headlined by O'Malley's childhood friend, opera star Genevieve Linden (Rise Stevens). When he's not coming to the rescue of St. Dominic's, O'Malley is smoothing the path of romance for Haines' son (James Brown) and orphaned Carol James (Jean Heather), and arranging for a reunion between Fitzgibbons and his nonagenarian Irish mother. There is sentiment by the bucketful in Going My Way, but director Leo McCarey sagaciously tempers the treacle with moments of genuine hilarity and several delightful (and seemingly spontaneous) musical interludes. In addition to Crosby, Oscars went to Barry Fitzgerald, Leo McCarey, screenwriters Frank Butler and Frank Cavett, and Burke and Van Heusen's song hit "Swingin' On a Star." Bing Crosby repeated his father O'Malley characterization in McCarey's 1945 sequel The Bells of St. Mary's. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Features
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Musical Drama, Religious Drama
- Theme: Generation Gap, Members of the Clergy
- Release Date: February 06, 2007
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)Rating Opens in New Window
- Studio: Universal Studios
- Lead Actors: Bing Crosby, Rise Stevens, Barry Fitzgerald, Gene Lockhart, Frank McHugh
- Supporting Actors: Gibson Gowland, Martin Garralaga, Jack Norton, Robert Tafur, Thomas P. Dillon, William Henry, William Frawley, George McKay, Julie Gibson, Adeline Reynolds, Hugh Maguire, Jimmie Dundee, Sybil Lewis, George Nokes, Tom Dillon, James Brown, Jean Heather, Eily Malyon, Stanley Clements, Fortunio Bonanova
- Director: Leo McCarey
- Run Time: 2 hr 6 min
- Subtitle Language: French
- Format: DVD
Awards
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Nominations: Academy Awards (3)
Awards: Academy Awards (6), Golden Globe Awards (2)
Winner: Academy Awards Best Director 1944, Leo McCarey
Winner: Academy Awards Best Actor 1944, Bing Crosby
Winner: Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor 1944, Barry Fitzgerald
Winner: Academy Awards Best Screenplay 1944, Frank Cavett, Frank R. Butler
Winner: Golden Globe Awards Best Director 1944, Leo McCarey
Nominee: Academy Awards Best Actor 1944, Barry Fitzgerald
Additional Information
- DPCI: 246-01-6043
- ASIN: B002IT9XSQ
- Catalog #: 11361984
- Item can not be gift wrapped.
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- Estimated Ship Dimensions : 7.51 inches length x 5.33 inches width x 0.59 inches height
- Estimated Ship Weight: 0.19 pound.
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Going My Way is a pure Hollywood feel-good movie, with enough social message and star performances thrown in to make it appear more substantial that it is. Nonetheless, it scores very high for avoiding the maudlin sappiness that has hindered many similar films, and there is true chemistry between the film's stars, Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. The film has high production values and interesting extras that enhance the story. For example, there are several fine musical sequences for Crosby, a major musical star who became an acting star. It is natural for him to sing, and the musical presence of Rise Stevens, an opera star of considerable stature, gives the film one of its finest moments. Going My Way was popular with both audiences and AMPAS, who gave it seven Oscars, including Best Picture and acting awards for Crosby and Fitzgerald. Richard Gilliam, All Movie Guide
