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title: 'The Bells of St. Mary''s (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leo McCarey'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-bells-of-st-marys-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037536/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

1945 · 126 min · Drama, Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1945 American comedy-drama film produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to save their parochial school from being shut down. The character Father O'Malley had been previously portrayed by Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was produced by Leo McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leo McCarey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mccarey)
- **Producer:** [Leo McCarey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-mccarey)
- **Screenplay:** [Dudley Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/dudley-nichols)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert E. Dolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-e-dolan)
- **Director of Photography:** [George Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-barnes)
- **Editor:** [Harry Marker](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-marker)

## Cast

- [Rhys Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/rhys-williams)
- [Minerva Urecal](https://cinepixo.com/people/minerva-urecal)
- [Henry Travers](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-travers)
- [Una O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/una-o-connor)
- [Ingrid Bergman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-bergman)
- [Bing Crosby](https://cinepixo.com/people/bing-crosby)
- [Joan Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-carroll)
- [William Gargan](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-gargan)
- [Martha Sleeper](https://cinepixo.com/people/martha-sleeper)
- [Edna May Wonacott](https://cinepixo.com/people/edna-may-wonacott)
- [Ruth Donnelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-donnelly)

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