The Bells of St. Mary's 2

THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S

The Bells of St. Mary's

Ah, hear they are calling

The young loves, the true loves

Who come from the sea

And so my beloved

When red leaves are falling

The love bells shall ring out, ring out

For you and me

The Bells of St. Mary's

Ah, hear they are calling

The young loves, the true loves

Who come from the sea

And so my beloved

When red leaves are falling

The love bells shall ring out, ring out

For you and me

The Bells of St. Mary's

Father O'Malley has come to the soon-to-be-condemned St. Mary's 
parochial school to keep it going, the dilapidated school 
building is badly in need of repair and money and the ageing 
school has none.

To add to their impossible task, a shifty business, man, the 
wealthy, old curmudgeon Horace P. Bogardus, has designs on 
their grounds as a parking lot for his plant. he knows it is to 
be condemned soon. Bogardus warns O'Malley that unless the 
church agrees to sell him the school, he has the power to 
ensure that the city Council will condemn it.

It would take a MIRACLE to save St Mary's.

Both Sister Benedict and Father O'Malley, have their own ideas 
as to how the school should be run, but agree that the best 
interest of the children is of paramount importance.

In the mean time, the business man finds he had a heart 
condition. Maybe a sense or mortality. Or a sense of what he 
will leave in the world when he is gone.

Both Sister Benedict and Father O'Malley, convince him to give 
his factory to them to replace the school which is soon to be 
condemned.

Father O'Malley allows a  desperate woman's  little daughter 
Patsy to attend the school but she fails (intentionally so she 
could stay at the school), but O'Malley urges Sister Benedict 
to pass the girl in order to boost her confidence. The sister 
adamantly refuses. Father O'Malley for writing to the Mother 
General about Patsy. Sister Benedict criticizes him but later 
found that Patsy could have passed if she wanted to.

Dr. McKay found that Sister Benedict is suffering from the 
early stages of tuberculosis and should be sent to a dry 
climate and relieved of all strenuous duties.

The doctor cautions O'Malley to keep the 
sister's condition secret from her, the priest fears 
that sending her away without an explanation will lead 
her to believe that she was transferred 
because she disagreed with him.

Sister Benedict visits the chapel one last time to pray for 
guidance. When she departs, bent in sorrow, O'Malley, 
overwhelmed with compassion, tells her the truth about her 
condition.

Immensely relieved, the sister fills with joy as she bids 
farewell to the priest.

The worldly-wise free spirited, Father Chuck O'Malley, is transferred to St. Mary's parochial school to keep ageing the school going. Father O'Malley is easy going in contrast to Sister Benedict.
Father O'Malley has great compassion and miraculous way of getting things done. His most important consideration what is best for the children and in this they both agree.
Father O'Malley has the greatest concern for Sister Benedict.

The head nun, the strong-willed Sister Benedict believes in strict discipline. Sister Benedict is sick and has to go away to recover. Father was advised by the doctor not to tell Sister Benedict why she was being transferred, but his heart couldn't take it. So he tells Sister Benedict. Sister Benedict was greatly relieved and she knows she will get well and return to teach the children that she loves when she gets better.

(Douglas Furber / A. Emmett Adams)

Bing recorded the title song from his hit movie co-starring Ingrid Bergman on Sept. 10, 1945. The song entered the pop charts on March 2, 1946, where it remained for 3 weeks, peaking at No. 21.

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