Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics) (1944)

Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics)

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This irresistible Oscar winner from writer-director Leo McCarey (An Affair to Remember) stars Bing Crosby as a low-key, crooning priest who joins the parish of a no-nonsense but sweet old Irish man of the cloth (Barry Fitzgerald). While Bing turns local toughs into a choir, the elder priest worries over the church building fund and whether he’ll get a chance to see his old mother back in Ireland before she dies. One would have to have a heart of stone not to be won over by this charmer, with a lovely ending guaranteed to make you bawl for a week. – Tom Keogh

Winner of seven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, the unforgettable classic Going My Way lights up the screen as it warms the heart. Best Actor winner Bing Crosby shines as Father O’Malley, a young priest new to an established but financially flailing parish. When his philosophies conflict with those of curmudgeonly Father Fitzgibbon (Best Supporting Actor wi (more…)

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10 responses to “Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics) (1944)”

  1. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Going My Way
    This is a movie I can watch over and over again.I first saw it when I was a little boy. This movie always gives me a wonderful feeling.

  2. 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    Great movie. We watch it every holiday, now we don’t have to search for it on TV. We own it.

  3. 4.0 out of 5 stars
    When Priests Were The Good Guys On Film
    It’s always been strange for a movie buff like me to see how things change over the decades. In the 1940s and 1950s, Catholic priests were the good guys and likable actors like…

  4. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Wonderful Film
    A great movie. Bing Crosby at his best. To hear “Swingin’ On A Star” again alone was worth the price of the DVD.

  5. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Refreshing
    A wonderful trip down memory lane when singers could sing and dancers could dance. A refreshing difference compared to the many caustic performers in today’s world.

  6. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Going My Way is a home run!!
    Ok, it is an old movie and in Black and White. But you must see this movie for what it is, a time when things were quiet and peaceful.

  7. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Timeless treasure warms a cold winter’s night.
    I was so happy to find this gem on Amazon, as it has been increasingly difficult to find the last couple of years on television. (Even at Christmas!

  8. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    excellent classic movie
    love classic films, thought the acting and story line was very much put together in a fantasitic way.

  9. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Sing a Song
    I can’t say anymore about this Classic Great then has been said in the last 60 years! It holds up after all this time.

  10. 5.0 out of 5 stars
    Perfect for Christmas
    What better way can a Christmas day be spent? Harken back to when America had an innocence and a hankering to the greater good.

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