The Bells of St Mary's (Classics Before Christmas)

The Bells of St Mary’s 

USA 1945 | Leo McCarey | vostFR | 126’ | 16mm | Cast : Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers ►8 Nominations including Best Picture, winner Best Sound; Oscars 1946

At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and try to convince a rich curmudgeon to gift them a building so they can extend their school. But it might take a miracle…

« As Sister Benedict, Ingrid Bergman manages to combine beauty, great good humor and saintly dignity even while swinging a baseball bat. » (Time Magazine)

« Before singing nuns, there were singing priests, such as Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley in Leo McCarey's charming sequel that's better (and was more popular at the box-office) than the original, the 1944 Oscar-winner Going My Way. » (Emmanuel Levy)