Fresh
[Bergman's] clashes with Crosby...are moments that will have an audience alternately laughing and sniffling.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Whole World's in Tune... with Bing and Bergman together at their most brilliant best!
1945 · 2h 6m · Approved
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Leo McCarey
Overview
Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Director and cast
- Leo McCarey Director
- Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O'Malley
- Ingrid Bergman as Sister Mary Benedict
- Henry Travers as Horace P. Bogardus
- William Gargan as Joe Gallagher, Patsy's father
- Ruth Donnelly as Sister Michael
- Joan Carroll as Patricia 'Patsy' Gallagher
- Martha Sleeper as Mary Gallagher, Patsy's mother
- Rhys Williams Cast
- Richard Tyler Cast
- Una O'Connor Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Rambling [and] embarrassingly winsome...
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
Seldom has a sequel so completely transcended its predecessor.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
As Sister Benedict, Ingrid Bergman manages to combine beauty, great good humor and saintly dignity even while swinging a baseball bat.
TIME Magazine
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