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

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The Bells of St. Mary's
Based onThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945 film
by Leo McCarey
Written byIrving Gaynor Neiman
Directed byTom Donovan
StarringClaudette Colbert
Marc Connelly
Glenda Farrell
Nancy Marchand
Barbara Myers
Robert Preston
Charles Ruggles
Music byRobert Emmett Dolan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerJacqueline Babbin
CinematographyGeorge Barnes
EditorHarry Marker[1]
Running time90 min
Original release
NetworkCBS Television
ReleaseOctober 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

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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

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References

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