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Going My Way

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

Going My Way

1944

Leo McCarey

Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Rise Stevens, Gene Lockhart ...

6.7

1,375

Comedy. Musical A new priest shows up at the parish of a crusty old priest named Father Fitzgibbon. The new man, Father O'Malley, must ingratiate himself with both the old man and his congregation. There are various ups and downs in their relationship but on the whole, it all seems to be going rather well. Then one night, the church burns to the ground.

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"Bing Crosby gets a tailor-made role in 'Going My Way' (...) Topnotch entertainment for wide audience appeal."	POS
United States	Kate Cameron New York Daily News	"One of the film delights of this or any other year."	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Radio Times	"Its enduring charm rests with the Oscar-winning performances of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Adrian Turner Time Out	"Godawful Oscar-winning schmaltz (...) Go anywhere to avoid it."	NEG
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A mediocre, light drama with a few songs (...) There's nothing special or memorable about this overlong endeavor (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG

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