The Bells of St. Mary's (1959 film)

The Bells of St. Mary's
Based on	The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 film by Leo McCarey
Written by	Irving Gaynor Neiman
Directed by	Tom Donovan
Starring	Claudette Colbert Marc Connelly Glenda Farrell Nancy Marchand Barbara Myers Robert Preston Charles Ruggles
Music by	Robert Emmett Dolan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Jacqueline Babbin
Cinematography	George Barnes
Editor	Harry Marker [1]
Running time	90 min
Original release
Network	CBS Television
Release	October 27, 1959 (1959-10-27)

The Bells of St. Mary's is a 1959 television adaptation of the famous 1945 film. The television version is directed by Tom Donovan, and stars Claudette Colbert and Marc Connelly. ^[2]

Plot

The story of a group of nuns at the convent of St. Mary's and their efforts to convince a millionaire to help pay for the repairs to their poorly capitalized and decaying parochial school building.

Cast

• Claudette Colbert as Sister Benedict
• Marc Connelly
• Glenda Farrell
• Nancy Marchand as Sister Michael
• Barbara Myers
• Robert Preston as Father O'Malley

References

1. "The bells of St. Mary's". 2023.
2. William D. Crump (August 30, 2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 34. ISBN   978-1-4766-0573-9.

External links

• The Bells of St. Mary's at IMDb
• The Bells of St. Mary's at the TCM Movie Database