Description |
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
Series |
Universal Cinema classics |
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Universal Cinema classics.
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Note |
Special features: Introduction [by Robert Osborne of Turner Classic Movies] (2 min.) ; theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
Credits |
Director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; editor, LeRoy Stone ; music direction, Robert Emmett Dolan ; vocal arrangements, Joseph J. Lilley; songs [with] lyrics by Johnny Burke, music by James Van Heusen ; art direction, Hans Dreier, William Flannery ; costumes, Edith Head. |
Cast |
Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, James Brown, Jean Heather, Gene Lockhart, Jean Heather, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eily Malyon, [the] Robert Mitchell Boychoir, Risė Stevens. |
Event |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1944. |
Summary |
Father O'Malley is the new priest at the Church of St. Dominic in a working-class New York City neighborhood. He fails to make a good first impression with crusty old Father Fitzgibbon, who doesn't approve of O'Malley's golf playing, baseball game attending, or fishing. But O'Malley starts spiffing up the church and its neighborhood: dealing with the church mortgage, which is in arrears, and straightening out the street gangs by getting the boys to help him start a choir. Romantic matches are made; neighborhood busybodies are appeased. Many songs are joyfully sung, and O'Malley even arranges a big surprise for Fitzgibbon, who's homesick for Ireland. |
Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 2.0 Dolby Digital mono.; full frame presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) or French. |
Awards |
Winner, 1944 Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Song--Jimmy Van Heusen (music) and Johnny Burke (lyrics) (Swinging on a Star); Best Writing, Original Story--Leo McCarey; Best Writing, Screenplay--Frank Butler, Frank Cavett; Best Actor in a Supporting Role--Barry Fitzgerald; Best Actor in a Leading Role--Bing Crosby; Best Director--Leo McCarey; Best Picture--Paramount. |
Subject |
Clergy -- Drama.
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Priests -- Drama.
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Debt -- Drama.
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City churches -- Drama.
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Interpersonal conflict -- Drama.
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Philosophy, American -- 20th century -- Drama.
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DVD-Video discs.
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New York (N.Y.)
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Genre/Form |
Feature films -- United States.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Musical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Comedy -- Feature.
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Musical -- Feature.
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Religious -- Feature.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Musical films.
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Added Author |
McCarey, Leo, 1898-1969.
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Butler, Frank, 1890-1967. Screenwriter.
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Cavett, Frank. Screenwriter.
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Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977. Actor.
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Fitzgerald, Barry, 1888-1961. Actor.
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McHugh, Frank, 1899-1981. Actor.
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Brown, James, 1920-1992. Actor.
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Lockhart, Gene, 1891-1957. Actor.
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Heather, Jean. Actor.
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Hall, Porter, 1888-1953. Actor.
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Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969. Actor.
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Malyon, Eily, 1879-1961. Actor.
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Stevens, Risė, 1913-2013. Actor.
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Burke, Johnny, 1908-1964. Lyricist.
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Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990. Composer.
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Mitchell Boys Choir. Performer.
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Paramount Pictures, Inc.
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Standard No. |
025193236920 |
Music No. |
61032369 Universal Studios Home Entertainment |
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