‘Going My Way’ was the 17th Academy Award winning movie in the Best Film category, 1944. ‘Going My Way’ was a musical romantic comedy. It was directed by Leo Mc Carey, and starred Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald.
The movie is about an Irish Catholic priest named Father Charles “Chuck” O’Malley who is assigned to take over the financially failing, St. Dominic’s Church. The character O’Malley is played by the biggest box office drawing actor of the 1940’s, Bing Crosby. The elderly priest in residence is Father Fitzgibbon, played by Barry Fitzgerald. Crosby sings five songs in the film. ‘Going My Way’ was followed the next year by a sequel, ‘The Bells of St. Mary’s’.
The movie was nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning seven of the coveted statuettes. Besides Best Picture, Crosby took home the Oscar for Best Actor. Fitzgibbon, played by Barry Fitzgerald, won for Best Supporting Actor, though he was also nominated for Best Actor, losing to Crosby. The film later inspired many adaptations.
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