Going My Way | |
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Genre | Comedy drama |
Written by | Richard Baer Mark Weingart Joe Connelly Emmet Lavery |
Directed by | Joseph Pevney Robert Florey Alan Crosland, Jr. Paul Stewart |
Starring | Gene Kelly Dick York Leo G. Carroll Nydia Westman |
Theme music composer | Jack Marshall Cyril Mockridge |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 30 |
Production | |
Producer | Joe Connelly |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Kerry Productions Revue Studios The My Way Company |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | October 3, 1962 – April 24, 1963 |
Related | |
Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series starring dancer and actor Gene Kelly. Based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby, the series aired on ABC with new episodes from October 3, 1962, to April 24, 1963. The program was Kelly's first and only attempt at a weekly television series. [1] The series was cancelled after one season of 30 episodes.
The series was produced by Revue Studios, as parent company MCA owned the rights to the original film through its subsidiary, EMKA, Ltd., which in 1957 bought Going My Way and many other pre-1950 sound feature films from Paramount Pictures.[ citation needed ]
Kelly stars as Father Chuck O'Malley, a Roman Catholic priest who is sent to St. Dominic's Parish located in a lower-class section of New York City. Dick York portrays Chuck's boyhood friend Tom Colwell, the director of a secular neighborhood youth center. Also co-starring is Leo G. Carroll as the aging pastor, Father Fitzgibbon. Nydia Westman is Mrs. Featherstone, the housekeeper of the rectory. Episodes focus on Father O'Malley's attempts to connect with the congregation and his relationship with the elderly Father Fitzgibbon.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "Back to Ballymora" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Juanita Vaughn Teleplay by : Emmet Lavery | October 3, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Will Kuluva as Mr. Remplevich, Russell Collins as Barney O'Dowd, Robert Emhardt as Joe Feeney. cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Severino, Lauren Gilbert as Dr. Warnake, Jeff Pevney as The Boy. | |||||
2 | "The Crooked Angel" | Joseph Pevney | William Fay | October 10, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Ralph Meeker as Jack Slade. cast Dennis Joel as Eddie Slade, J. Pat O'Malley as Healy, Edward Holmes as Nolan, Ralph Manza as Charlie, Celia Lovsky as Mother Gabriel. Herbie Faye as The Customer, Wally Young as Felix Slade, Frank Sully as The Golf Attendant and Phyllis Love as Sister Mary Mathew. and Willard Parker as Monsignor Joseph Francis Giblin. Uncredited: Nydia Westman [Mrs. Featherstone] | |||||
3 | "The Parish Car" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : Joe Connelly Teleplay by : Mark Weingart and Joe Connelly | October 17, 1962 | |
cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Jerome Cowan as Tim Murphy, Virginia Christine as Mrs. Randall, Barry Kelley as Capt. Donovan, Gary Vinson as Bruce, Ken Lynch as Lt. Harris, Raymond Bailey as Rudy Blanchard. Hugh Sanders as Murray Cranston, Peter Leeds as The Policeman, Harry Lauter as Frank, Johnny Eimen as Tim Wheelen, Eddie Hanley as The Clerk, Cy Malis as The Worker, Marian Morley as The Secretary. | |||||
4 | "The Father" | Alex March | Story by : Caryll Houselander Teleplay by : Mark Weingart and Joe Connelly | October 24, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Arnold Moss as Mr. Fernandez. cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Miriam Goldina as Aunt Teresa, Doug Lambert as Randy Simpson, Mary Field as Sister Agnes. Harry Ellerbe as The Man, Paul Langton as The Businessman, Kitty Kelly as The Middle - Aged Woman and Cliff Norton as The Taxi Driver. with Angela Dorian as Carmel. Uncredited: Shep Houghton [bus depot clerk] | |||||
5 | "A Man for Mary" | Joseph Pevney | Story by : John Fante Teleplay by : George Tibbles | October 31, 1962 | |
Guest Star Anne Francis as Mary Dunne. Co-Starring George Kennedy as Mike Lewis, Robert Strauss as Curt Meyers. cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Connie Gilchrist as Mrs. Riordan, Chet Stratton as Orville Kelton, John Harmon as Bruno Martin, Raymond Cavaleri as Julius, Andrea Darvi as Angela, Judy Strangis as Maria, James Secrest as Stan Walker. and Gerald O'Loughlin as Joe Bianchi. | |||||
6 | "Like My Own Brother" | Robert Florey | Richard Baer | November 7, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Harry Morgan as Al Everett, Paul Carr as Jerry Everett. with Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Paula Winslowe as Anne, Melinda Plowman as Jane, Sam Weston as Jack Marcus, Bob Hopkins as The Policeman, George Spicer as The 1st Boy, Johnny Scoggins as The 2nd Boy, Dan Krohn as The 3rd Boy, Warren White as The 4th Boy. with Eddie Bracken as Danny Everett. The opening credits start without a prologue. | |||||
7 | "Not Good Enough for Mary" | Bernard Girard | Richard Baer | November 14, 1962 | |
Guest Star Jack Warden as Carl Wiczinski. Co-Starring Virginia Vincent as Mary Cipollaro, Al Ruscio as Jimmy Cipollaro. cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Angela Clarke as Mama Cipollaro, Anne Barton as Lois Cipollaro, Mike Ragan as The Driver. | |||||
8 | "A Matter of Principle" | Fielder Cook | Richard Baer | November 21, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Fred Clark as John Murphy. Cast Peter Helm as Frank Murphy, Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Chris Warfield as Doctor Thornton, Simon Scott as Larry Raymond, George Furth as Lester, Kip King as Joey. Jerry Ziesmer as Fred, Charla Doherty as Harriet Hall, Jesse Kirkpatrick as Heath, Brad Morrow as Robert Stern, Scott Wells as Milton Blumenthal and Virginia Gregg as Margaret Murphy. The end credits appear over a freeze frame image of the church's interior staircase, rather than over the standard filmed courtyard scene. | |||||
9 | "Mr. Second Chance" | Allen Reisner | Story by : Robert Hardy Andrews Teleplay by : Mark Weingart and Joe Connelly | November 28, 1962 | |
Co-Starring Dan Duryea as Harold Harrison. cast Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Dorothy Green as Mrs. Harrison, Maggie Pierce as Marilyn Harrison, Willis Bouchey as Bill Fleming, Ross Elliott as Ken Hamlin, Steve Terrell as Tony, Frankie Darro as The Elevator Operator. Uncredited: Bess Flowers, Ted Mapes [wedding guests] | |||||
10 | "Ask Me No Questions" | Robert Florey | Mark Weingart and Joe Connelly | December 5, 1962 | |
and Nydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone. Co-Starring Kevin McCarthy as Ray Corbin. Joanne Linville as Nora Corbin. with Roger Mobley as Michael Corbin, Mary Field as Sister Agnes, Nestor Paiva as Mr. Osborne, Allan Ray as The Man, Ralph Montgomery as The Postman, Jimmy Joyce as The Cab Driver. | |||||
11 | "Keep an Eye on Santa Claus" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1962 | |
12 | "A Dog for Father Fitz" | Unknown | Unknown | December 19, 1962 | |
13 | "A Saint for Mama" | Unknown | Unknown | December 26, 1962 | |
14 | "Tell Me When You Get to Heaven" | Unknown | Unknown | January 2, 1963 | |
15 | "My Son the Social Worker" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1963 | |
16 | "My Memorial for Finnegan" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1963 | |
17 | "Don't Forget to Say Goodbye" | Unknown | Unknown | January 23, 1963 | |
18 | "The Shoemaker's Child" | Unknown | Unknown | January 30, 1963 | |
19 | "The Slasher" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1963 | |
20 | "One Small Unhappy Family" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1963 | |
21 | "Has Anybody Here Seen Eddie?" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1963 | |
22 | "Blessed Are the Meek" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1963 | |
23 | "Cornelius, Come Home" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1963 | |
24 | "The Boss of the Ward" | Unknown | Unknown | March 13, 1963 | |
25 | "Run, Robin, Run" | Unknown | Unknown | March 20, 1963 | |
26 | "The Reformation of Willie Henratty" | Unknown | Unknown | March 27, 1963 | |
27 | "Custody of the Child" | Unknown | Unknown | April 3, 1963 | |
28 | "Florence, Come Home" | Unknown | Unknown | April 10, 1963 | |
29 | "Hear No Evil" | Joseph Pevney | Richard Baer | April 17, 1963 | |
30 | "A Tough Act to Follow" | Unknown | Unknown | April 24, 1963 |
A review in the trade publication Variety said that the show had potential based on its family-show appeal and the co-stars, but it acknowledged the strength of competition on other networks. Kelly and Carroll were said to be well-cast, but the plot was described as thin. [2]
On December 6, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Going My Way: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. [3]
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