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.

• DirectorLeo McCarey
• Release1 January 1944
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration2h 6m
• Budget?
• Revenue$16,300,000
• Rate
  

  6.723
  179 reviews
• Productions

  Paramount Pictures