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Going My Way

1944 film by Leo McCarey
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Going My Way
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Summary

Going My Way is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,070 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], Academy Award for Best Director[6], Academy Award for Best Story[7], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[8], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[9]
  • Director: Leo McCarey[10]
  • Screenwriter: Frank Butler[11], Frank Cavett[12]
  • Composer: Robert E. Dolan[13]
  • Genre: comedy drama[14], drama film[15], romantic comedy[16], musical film[17]
  • Cast member: Bing Crosby[18], Barry Fitzgerald[19], Risë Stevens[20], Frank McHugh[21], James Brown[22], Gene Lockhart[23], Porter Hall[24], Fortunio Bonanova[25], Jean Heather[26], Eily Malyon[27], William "Bill" Henry[28], Gibson Gowland[29], William Smith[30], Franklyn Farnum[31]
  • Producer: Leo McCarey[32]
  • Production company: Paramount Pictures[33]
  • Director of photography: Lionel Lindon[34]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Commons category: Going My Way[37]
  • Soundtrack release: Selections from the Paramount Production Going My Way[38]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[39]
  • Review score: 6.9/10[40], 83%[41]
  • Color: black-and-white[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1944[44], December 27, 1944[45]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[46], Netflix[47]
  • Narrative location: New York City[48]
  • Filming location: Santa Monica[49]
  • Film editor: LeRoy Stone[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[51], Academy Award for Best Actor[52], Academy Award for Best Director[53], Academy Award for Best Story[54], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[55], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[56], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[57], Academy Award for Best Picture[58]
  • Title: Going My Way[59], Der Weg zum Glück[60]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[61]

Why It Matters

Going My Way has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

What awards did Going My Way receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Picture[3], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], and Academy Award for Best Director[6].

Related Entities

Barry Fitzgerald Bing Crosby Edith Head film Leo McCarey Netflix New York City United States

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  1. [10] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [29] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  21. [30] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  38. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'be', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de',
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  5. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Hans Dreier
    Publication date → +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1944-12-27T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Frank Butler, Frank Cavett
    Part of → National Film Registry
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