The Bells of St. Mary's

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American drama film black-and-white film film

The Bells of St. Mary's is a classic 1945 American drama film in which Bing Crosby reprises his role as a kindly priest working with a spirited nun to save their parochial school.

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The Bells of St. Mary's canonical 7
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Predicate Object
instanceOf American drama film ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ
film ⓘ
basedOn story by Leo McCarey ⓘ
character Father Chuck O'Malley ⓘ
Sister Mary Benedict ⓘ
cinematographyBy George Barnes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Leo McCarey ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
editedBy Harry Marker ⓘ
era Hollywood Golden Age ⓘ
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood
featuresCharacter Father Chuck O'Malley ⓘ
Sister Mary Benedict ⓘ
follows Going My Way ⓘ
genre Christmas film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
religious film ⓘ
hasColor black-and-white ⓘ
hasLegacy considered a classic American film ⓘ
hasSettingPeriod 1940s ⓘ
mainTheme education ⓘ
faith and perseverance ⓘ
self-sacrifice ⓘ
musicBy Robert Emmett Dolan ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableFor Bing Crosby reprising his role as Father O'Malley ⓘ
Ingrid Bergman’s portrayal of a nun ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Father O'Malley film series ⓘ
plotSummary A kindly priest and a spirited nun work together to save their parochial school from closure. ⓘ
portrays Catholic nun ⓘ
Catholic priest ⓘ
producer Leo McCarey ⓘ
productionCompany Rainbow Productions ⓘ
publicationDate 1945 ⓘ
releaseYear 1945 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 126 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Dudley Nichols ⓘ
setIn parochial school ⓘ
starring Bing Crosby ⓘ
Henry Travers ⓘ
Ingrid Bergman ⓘ
Ruth Donnelly ⓘ
William Gargan ⓘ
targetAudience general audience ⓘ

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Bing Crosby → notableWork → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Harry → notableWork → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry Crosby
this entity surface form: The Bells of St. Mary’s
Going My Way → followedBy → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Henry Travers → appearedIn → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Dudley Nichols → notableWork → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Dudley Nichols → wroteScreenplayFor → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Rhys Williams → notableWork → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
Upgrade & Afterlife → hasPart → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Bells of St. Mary’s
The Serpentine Similar → hasPart → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Bells of St. Mary’s
Leo McCarey → directed → The Bells of St. Mary's ⓘ