THE CAST INCLUDES

Bing Crosby / Oscared! (ANYTHING GOES, THE BELL'S OF ST. MARY'S, ROAD TO SINGAPORE, HOLIDAY INN, WHITE CHRISTMAS, THE COUNTRY GIRL, HIGH SOCIETY, PEPE, ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS)

Barry Fitzgerald / Oscared Supporting Actor! (THE DAWN PATROL, THE LONG VOYAGE HOME, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, UNION STATION, THE QUIET MAN)

With Rise Stevens, Frank McHugh, Gene Lockhart, James Brown, Jean Heather, and Porter Hall.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

American Producer/Director/Writer, Leo McCarey (1898 - 1969), directed several Laurel and Hardy shorts.

In 1939 he won the Screenplay Oscar for LOVE AFFAIR.

McCarey's other works include: DUCK SOUP, MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW, THE AWFUL TRUTH, THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S, and RALLY ROUND THE FLAG BOYS.

NOTES & TRIVA

Frank Butler and Frank Cavett received the Screenplay Oscar. While Leo McCarey (the producer and director) received the Writing Oscar for Original Story.

The Oscar winning song, "Swiinging On a Star" was by James Van Heusen and lyrics by Johnny Burke. Other memorable songs include Crosby's rendition of "Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ra".

Please note: Barry Fitzgerald who on the Supporting Actor Oscar, was also nominated as Best Actor.

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S was the sequel. In addition, one could kinda-say that SISTER ACT ('92) was also inspired by GOING MY WAY.

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