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Movie Review: The Bells of St. Mary's
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DVD B&W / 126 Min. Close-Captioned _______ DVD: Playable in Region 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories (Includes Spanish & French Language Tracks) _________ Fr. O'Malley helps re-unite a broken family. ___________ Starring: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman. With: Henry Travers. Screenplay by Dudley Nichols. Story by Leo McCarey. Produced and Directed by Leo McCarey. Republic Pictures Sister Benedict teaches the children and helps them with their particular problems. ___________ The Bells of St. Mary's ©1945 Republic Entertainment, Inc. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment. ___________ Though not all Christians are called to the ministry of Evangelist, we are all called by God to share our faith (witness) with those who are not Christians. Some Bible verses that you will find helpful for doing this, and that you may want to commit to memory are found on other pages on our web site (see: Memory Verses; 2nd Set: Salvation!, Plan of Salvation, and Statement of Faith). ___________ Have you received Christ as your Lord and Saviour? Find out how to do so on our page: Plan of Salvation ___________
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Nominated for eight Oscars® including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress Witty, heartwarming, and utterly charming, The Bells of St. Mary's delivers all the entertainment of its predecessor, the Academy Award® winning Best Picture (1944) Going My Way. Bing Crosby re-creates his Oscar®-winning (Best Actor) role as parish priest Father O'Malley, who is sent to revive the financially ailing parochial school. The easy-going O'Malley is immediately at odds with no-nonsense Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman in a Golden Globe-winning performance) on how to educate children.
Only a miracle can save it now. Beyond their delightful battle of wits lies a bigger problem. The skinflint businessman next door (Henry Travers, It's A Wonderful Life) wants St Mary's condemned. Only a miracle can save it now. How a devilish situation finds a heavenly solution remains to be seen in this captivating family classic that was nominated for eight Oscars® including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Actress. (-From the Video's Back Cover)
Bing Crosby originally took up the role of Father O'Malley in: __________________________________ See Also: ______________________________ |
Our Comments: This is a heartwarming, endearing, very well done family movie with excellent acting. It teaches Biblical morality and the importance of prayer, and that God hears and answers our prayers. And to give ourselves over to God's Will, because there is much that happens in life, both good and bad, and we will probably never understand all of the reasons why until we get to Heaven, and unless God then explains them to us. We really like this movie. -The Prayer Foundation ™ ______________________________ The Bells of St. Mary's DVD ... is available as a Free Gift to those making a tax-deductible contribution for the support of The Prayer Foundation.™ For more information on how to obtain your own personal copy, and for a list of other Gifts available to our Supporters, go to our page: Gifts For Contributors! ____________________ ...it may also be purchased through our Gift Shop. _______________________________ Copyright © 2003 S.G.P. All rights reserved.
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Can Fr. O'Malley (Bing Crosby)
and Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman) save the school? No,
but God can, and He answers prayer. ______________________________
Graphic Design ©1998 Republic
Entertainment, Inc. ______________________________
