Going My Way (1944) / The Bells of St Mary's (1945) [DVD]

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Bing Crosby double-bill. In 'Going My Way' (1944), the arrival of easy-going young priest Father Chuck O'Malley (Crosby) at debt-ridden St Dominic's Church does not sit easily with ageing Father Fitzgibbon (Barry Fitzgerald), who has been in charge for 45 years. However, O'Malley is soon reaching out to the local, disenfranchised youth and swelling the parishioners' ranks through the medium of song. In the sequel 'The Bells of St Mary's' (1945), Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) becomes involved in running St Mary's, a school for disadvantaged children. He and its conservative Mother Superior (Ingrid Bergman) clash over how things should be done, but are quick to join forces when the school is threatened by a rich man's plans to build a new office block.