Der Weg zum Glück (1944)
Kaplan Chuck O’Malley ist ein aufgeschlossener, junger Pfarrer in einer katholischen Kirche in einem herunter gekommenen Vorort der US-amerikanischen Großstadt New York. Er arbeitet an der Seite des mürrischen Pfarrer Fitzgibbon, der wenig von den neumodischen Ideen des jungen Pfarrers hält. Beide kämpfen seit Jahren gegen Jugendbanden und haben unterschiedliche Vorstellungen vom Umgang mit den jungen Rabauken. Eines Tages brennt das Kirchengebäude ab und sie benötigen Geld für einen Wiederaufbau. Daraufhin gründet O’Malley einen Kirchenchor, um einerseits Geld für eine neue Kirche zu sammeln und andererseits eine Beschäftigung für die Jugendlichen zu schaffen. Im Laufe der Zeit kommen sich auch die beiden verfeindeten Pfarrer näher und es entwickelt sich eine enge Freundschaft zwischen ihnen.
Der Regisseur:
Leo McCarey
Die Autor:
Frank Cavett, Frank Butler.
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Bing Crosby as Father Chuck O'Malley |
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Barry Fitzgerald as Father Fitzgibbon |
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Frank McHugh as Father Timothy O'Dowd |
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James Brown as Ted Haines Jr. |
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Gene Lockhart as Ted Haines Snr. |
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Jean Heather as Carol James |
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Porter Hall as Mr. Belknap |
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Fortunio Bonanova as Tomaso Bozanni |
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Eily Malyon as Mrs. Carmody |
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Risë Stevens as Genevieve Linden |
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Arnet Amos as Singer (uncredited) |
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Stanley Clements as Tony Scaponi (uncredited) |
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Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Mrs. Molly Fitzgibbon (uncredited) |
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Tom Dillon as Police Officer Pat McCarthy (uncredited) |
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Bobby Dolan Jr. as Joseph (uncredited) |
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Jimmie Dundee as Fireman (uncredited) |
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Virginia Farmer as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Franklyn Farnum as Church Usher (uncredited) |
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William Frawley as Max Dolan, Publisher (uncredited) |
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Don Gallaher as Man (uncredited) |
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Martín Garralaga as Zuñiga (uncredited) |
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Julie Gibson as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
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Gibson Gowland as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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William Henry as Doctor (uncredited) |
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Connie Leon as Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Sybil Lewis as Effie, Genevieve's Maid (uncredited) |
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Hugh Maguire as Pitch Pipe (uncredited) |
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William Marion as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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George McKay as Mr. Van Heusen (uncredited) |
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Freddie Mercer as Boys Choir Member (uncredited) |
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Georgie Nokes as Pee Wee (uncredited) |
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Jack Norton as Mr. Lilly (uncredited) |
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Constance Purdy as Mrs. Quimp's Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Jean Ransome as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Paul Russell as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. Hattie Quimp (uncredited) |
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John Smith as Choir Member (uncredited) |
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William Smith as Choir Member (uncredited) |
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Count Stefenelli as Parishioner (uncredited) |
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Carl Switzer as Herman Langerhanke (uncredited) |
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Robert Tafur as Don Jose in "Carmen" (uncredited) |
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Cecil Weston as Man (uncredited) |
| Sound | Troy Sanders | Music |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Writing | Leo McCarey | Story |
| Sound | Robert Emmett Dolan | Other |
| Art | Stephen Seymour | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Frank Cavett | Screenplay |
| Production | Leo McCarey | Producer |
| Writing | Frank Butler | Screenplay |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Editing | LeRoy Stone | Editor |
| Directing | Leo McCarey | Director |
| Art | William Flannery | Art Direction |
| Sound | Joseph J. Lilley | Other |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jimmy Van Heusen | Songs |
| Writing | Johnny Burke | Lyricist |
| Camera | Adolph L. Schafer | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
