When young Father Chuck O’Malley arrives at a struggling New York parish, he’s got a guitar, a golf bag, and a few ideas his gruff, tradition-bound pastor never asked for. What follows is one of Hollywood’s gentlest comedies about two very different men learning to make room for each other, and for the neighborhood folks who need them both.
Bing Crosby won an Oscar for his easygoing turn as the singing priest, and Barry Fitzgerald took Best Supporting Actor as an old curmudgeon who is hard to resist. The film swept seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and its warm heart arrives in full by the Christmas Eve finale, when the choir sings and the film delivers its quiet, tear-inducing payoff.
Come see why this feel-good classic has been a holiday tradition for generations
Directed by Leo McCarey
Starring Bing Crosby, Gene Lockhart
1944 | NR | 2 hours 6 minutes
