“The Bells of St. Mary's” quotes
(1945)
Leo McCarey
directed this movie
in 1945
Title The Bells of St. Mary's
Year 1945
Director Leo McCarey
Genre Drama
Year 1945
Director Leo McCarey
Genre Drama
Plot – The young Father O'Malley is invited to the parish of Santa Maria, where there is a school run by a group of kind but incompetent nuns. O'Malley decides to straighten things up and he also persuades a millionaire to make over one of his buildings to the parish and help a family of artists to get back together. After the initial conflicts, even the Mother Superior, Sister Mary Benedict, starts helping the man until she contracts tuberculosis.
All actors – Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Carroll, Martha Sleeper, Rhys Williams, Richard Tyler, Una O'Connor, , Edward Coch Jr., Aina Constant, Jimmy Crane, Gwen Crawford, Bobby Dolan Jr., Jimmie Dundee, Bobby Frasco, Matt McHugh, Peggy McKim, Georgie Nokes, Eva Novak, Joe Palma, Dewey Robinson, Cora Shannon, John Smith, Pietro Sosso, Minerva Urecal, Edna May Wonacott
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“Did anyone ever tell you that you have a dishonest face? For a priest, I mean.”
“If we don't fail sometimes, our successes won't mean anything. You must have courage. Don't give up.”
“You don't become a nun to run away from life, Patsy. It's not because you've lost something. It's because you've found something.”
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