15 June 2014

6-Oscar-winning Going My Way (1944) can be watched online

There are 2 sites where you can watch the Oscar-winning movie Going My Way online in the UK. These are 2.

Here are some facts about Going My Way from 1944. At the end of the article you can find the list of sites where you can stream this movie from, and their prices.

1944 was a great year at the Oscars. The Academy members considered Going My Way to be the Best Picture of the year 1944 and awarded it a total of 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor.

Did you know that the first Oscars was held a black-tie dinner and the ceremony lasted only 15 minutes? The Oscars are presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the US. The "Academy" started awarding Oscars in 1929. The Best Picture Oscar is regarded as the most important award at the Academy Awards.

According to Wikipedia, the movie Going My Way can be described like this:
Going My Way is a 1944 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. Based on a story by Leo McCarey, the film is about a new young priest taking over a parish from an established old veteran.

Some actors and actresses who took part in the award-winning movie Going My Way were:
  • Barry Fitzgerald as Father Fitzgibbon
  • Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley
  • Frank McHugh as Father Timothy O'Dowd
  • Gene Lockhart as Ted Haines Sr.
  • Porter Hall as Mr. Belknap
  • Jean Heather as Carol James
  • Carl Switzer as Herman Langerhanke
  • Fortunio Bonanova as Tomaso Bozanni

Going My Way has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 71%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 79%. James Berardinelli from ReelViews has this to say about Going My Way:
There's nothing special or memorable about this overlong endeavor, the first of two motion pictures to feature Bing Crosby's insufferably noble Father Chuck O'Malley.

More information about the movie can also be found at IMDB.

Going My Way won these awards:
  • Academy Award for Best Actor for Bing Crosby for his role as Father O'Malley at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Barry Fitzgerald for his role as Father Fitzgibbon at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Academy Award for Best Director at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Academy Award for Best Picture at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Academy Award for Best Screenplay at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Academy Award for Best Story at the 17th Academy Awards in 1944
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture at the 2nd Golden Globe Awards in 1944
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Picture at the 2nd Golden Globe Awards in 1944
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for Barry Fitzgerald for his role as Father Fitzgibbon at the 2nd Golden Globe Awards in 1944

Findable.TV reports that Going My Way can be watched online at 2 sources. UK readers may watch this movie with one of the following methods.

Sites where you can rent Going My Way:
Sites where you can buy Going My Way:
For up-to-date information about availability of the movie, go to Findable.TV's special page for Going My Way, and compare prices from all sites.

No comments:

Post a Comment