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Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) a score of 3.5250 out of 4

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eFilmCritic Reviews

Perhaps I'm showing my age, and heck, I'm only 44, but, I've seen this film on numerous occasions and I just never get tired of it. It's film making at it's best during the hay day of Hollywood. Most of our younger generation may not have seen this ...read the complete Bells of St. Mary's movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews

Classic Film Guide

The multi-talented Leo McCarey produced, directed, and wrote this sequel to his delightful Going My Way (1944), for which he won three of his four Oscars; Dudley Nichols (The Informer (1935)) wrote the screenplay. This film received eight Oscar ...read the complete Bells of St. Mary's movie review at Classic Film Guide

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Winsome and highly commercial sequel to Going My Way. ...read the complete Bells of St. Mary's movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Channel 4 Film

Affable sequel to Are You Going My Way, which has Crosby reprising his role as Father O'Malley, the happy-go-lucky, boater-wearing pastor who locks horns with frosty Sister Benedict (Bergman) when he arrives at an inner-city parochial school. The school ...read the complete Bells of St. Mary's movie review at Channel 4 Film