Going My Way (1944)

Director: Leo McCarey
Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Fortunio Bonanova, Frank McHugh, Gene Lockhart, James Brown, Jean Heather, Porter Hall

Synopsis:

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.