Drama · Comedy · Music
American
1944 · Directed by Leo McCarey · 126 min
A young priest with an easygoing manner and a fondness for singing is sent to a struggling New York parish, where an older, set-in-his-ways pastor is in charge. Warm, gently comic and built around songs, it is a film about how two very different men share one church.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining example of the wartime Hollywood feel-good drama, where the studio system's comedy, music and moral uplift were blended into one crowd-pleasing, award-winning formula.
Watch with intention
Watch it as a comedy of temperament, where the drama is two men learning to live with each other's way of doing things.
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