
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy, but his level gaze and twinkling eyes make it clear that he knows he made the right choice. After joining a parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of kids looking for direction and handle the business details of the church-building fund, winning over his aging, conventional superior, Father Fitzgibbon.... (Full plot summary below)
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Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy, but his level gaze and twinkling eyes make it clear that he knows he made the right choice. After joining a parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of kids looking for direction and handle the business details of the church-building fund, winning over his aging, conventional superior, Father Fitzgibbon.
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| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonParamount may have made a more appealing, more tenderly human and amusing picture than Going My Way, during its many years of film-making, but if so, I have missed it. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherIn addition to Mr. Crosby and Mr. Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, Miss Stevens, Jean Heather and Stanley Clements—especially the latter as a genial tough — give thoroughly good performances. They enrich this already top-notch film with a vigorous glow of good spirit. Going My Way is a tonic delight. |
| TIME MagazineJames AgeeIt offers, in the performance of nutcracker-faced, 56-year-old Barry Fitzgerald, the finest, funniest and most touching portrayal of old age that has yet reached the screen. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe last scene alone justifies the film and Leo McCarey's reputation |
| Cinema SightWesley LovellGlossy escapist entertainment that's fun to watch but says nothing terribly noteworthy about the human condition. |
| VarietyVariety StaffMajor thread of gaiety runs through the proceedings, and McCarey has liberally sprinkled sparkling individual episodes along the way for cinch audience reaction. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonAlthough writer/producer/director Leo McCarey bagged three Oscars for this effortless piece of Catholic whimsy, its enduring charm rests with the Oscar-winning performances of Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatt EasterbrookEven though I love a good family film now and then, this was too much even for me. It was like having a root canal of cream filling. |
| NerdistWitney SeiboldIt makes you feel happy. And that's not nothing. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiOverly corny, this feel-good musical is delightful in its naivety, even for the time. |