The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Father O'Malley is appointed director of a boarding school. His ideas sometimes clash with those of the Mother Superior (is that how they call her?). The great concern of the latter is the impending threat of losing the building to a businessman.

Whereas Going My Way could be dismissed as a religious propaganda film, The Bells of St. Mary's may be similarly dismissed, and preferrably avoided, as a sequel to a religious propaganda film. The ultimate calling of every sequel is to indulge in absurdity; while it is true that a few of them fail to heed that calling, this film heeds it enthusiastically.

Rating: 25