The Bells of St. Mary's
A parish pastors leadership style is in sharp conflict with the sister superior of the school. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/06/2005 Starring: Bing Crosby Ingrid Bergman Run time: 126 minutes
The Bells of St. Mary's works much better for its battle of wills between a parish priest and a head nun than the dopey musical interludes that pepper it, but Bells is still a winning, emotionally satisfying film. This sequel to Going My Way has Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) taking over the St. Mary's parochial school and finding himself at loggerheads with Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman, looking gorgeous even in a habit). There's a wonderful balance to all of this: O'Malley takes a more worldly approach to administration and is wrong just as many times as the nun is when she insists on a more biblical approach. About four subplots suffuse the film, including the story of a young charge from the wrong side of the tracks, and the deteriorating state of St. Mary's in the shadow of a brand-new building (the owner is played by the avuncular Henry Travers). A dear film. --Keith Simanton
The Bells of St. Mary's Accessories
 Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics)
The Bishop's Wife
Holiday Inn (Special Edition)
Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)
White Christmas
It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)
Christmas in Connecticut
A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)(B/W & Color)
A Christmas Story (Full-Screen Edition)
Boys Town
The Bells of St. Mary's Reviews
Wonderful old movie, have to watch it every Christmas along with It's a Wonderful Life and Alastair Sim's Scrooge.
He must take in a problem girl whose father abandoned her and she must help a deliquent boy learn to box so he can win some school yard fights. Mary's" sung by Crosby is worthwhile to watch again any time of year. Always worth seeing again is the touching moment where Bergman learns she being transferred away from the school. "The Bells of St. A greedy businessman who wants to tear down the school to build a new parking lot is converted by their winning ways to donate his new building for their school. Bing plays Father O'Malley and Bergman heads the Catholic girls school with their challenges cut out for them.
When I first saw it 30 years ago, it made me an instant Bing Crosby fan. That being said, Bells of Saint Mary's is one of my favorite movies. Those words were not added to the Pledge until the 1950s, about five to ten years after the movie was filmed. To correct an earlier review, the movie was not edited to eliminate the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.
An excellent Christmas classic movie for the whole family. The picture is so clear with the digital remastering. so much better than the old VHS. This movie has become a Christmas tradition for our family to watch each year.
Margaret Lawrence. Sixy Three years ago, I saw this movie for the first time and have enjoyed watching it through the years. During this Christmas season, families need to watch this movie and renew. The song from the movie THE BELLS OF SAINT MARYS has alway been one of my favorite songs. better our neighbors. When my husband and I was married in 1961, THE BELLS OF SAINT MARYS was played at our Wedding. the story is brings, love, sharing, and giving of ones material things to.
|
