Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.
Cast
Bing Crosby
Father Chuck O'Malley
Barry Fitzgerald
Father Fitzgibbon
Frank McHugh
Father Timothy O'Dowd
James Brown
Ted Haines Jr.
Gene Lockhart
Ted Haines Snr.
Jean Heather
Carol James
Porter Hall
Mr. Belknap
Fortunio Bonanova
Tomaso Bozanni
Eily Malyon
Mrs. Carmody
Risë Stevens
Genevieve Linden
Arnet Amos
Singer (uncredited)
Stanley Clements
Tony Scaponi (uncredited)
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Mrs. Molly Fitzgibbon (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
Police Officer Pat McCarthy (uncredited)
Bobby Dolan Jr.
Joseph (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Fireman (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Parishioner (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Church Usher (uncredited)
William Frawley
Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited)
Don Gallaher
Man (uncredited)
Martín Garralaga
Zuñiga (uncredited)
Julie Gibson
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Gibson Gowland
Parishioner (uncredited)
William Henry
Doctor (uncredited)
Connie Leon
Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor (uncredited)
Sybil Lewis
Effie, Genevieve's Maid (uncredited)
Hugh Maguire
Pitch Pipe (uncredited)
William Marion
Parishioner (uncredited)
George McKay
Mr. Van Heusen (uncredited)
Freddie Mercer
Boys Choir Member (uncredited)
Georgie Nokes
Pee Wee (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Mr. Lilly (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor (uncredited)
Jean Ransome
Parishioner (uncredited)
Paul Russell
Parishioner (uncredited)
Anita Sharp-Bolster
Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited)
John Smith
Choir Member (uncredited)
William Smith
Choir Member (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli
Parishioner (uncredited)
Carl Switzer
Herman Langerhanke (uncredited)
Robert Tafur
Don Jose in "Carmen" (uncredited)
Cecil Weston
Man (uncredited)
Crew
Leo McCarey
Director, Story, Producer
Frank Butler
Screenplay
Frank Cavett
Screenplay
LeRoy Stone
Editor
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Edith Head
Costume Design
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Gene Merritt
Sound Recordist
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Gordon Jennings
Special Effects
Troy Sanders
Music
Jimmy Van Heusen
Songs
Johnny Burke
Lyricist
Stephen Seymour
Set Decoration
Adolph L. Schafer
Still Photographer
William Flannery
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Robert Emmett Dolan
Other
Joseph J. Lilley
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