Cinematic background from The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 - Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man in a suit and hat standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man in a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman in a nun's outfit looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman is looking at another woman on a ledge; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman wearing a nun's habit and a veil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An older man wearing a coat and bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman wearing a nun's habit and a white head covering; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A young woman standing in front of a wooden door; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man smiling; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A young woman is smiling while holding her hand to her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A group of people standing around a piano; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A young woman with a checkered head band is holding her hand to her head; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a girl sitting at a dining table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman and a child hug each other in a black and white photo; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman wearing a nun's habit with a veil over her head; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A group of people standing around each other in front of a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An older man and a younger woman are sitting together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man wearing a straw hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a woman sitting on a bench; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old photo of a man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a woman smiling; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a young girl; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old black and white photo of a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A nun holding a young girl in her arms; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a woman wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a woman talking to each other in front of an iron fence; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man wearing a straw hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man wearing a black hat and a black suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man wearing a priest's outfit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old photo of a woman smiling for the camera; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman in a nun's outfit with two other women; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man in a suit and hat walking down a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and two women standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A nun with her eyes closed in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman in a nun's outfit is praying with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old photo of a man and a woman getting their hair done; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A group of young boys playing a game on a teeter - totter; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old black and white photo of a nun teaching a class; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a man and a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – Black and white photograph of a young boy reading a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman in a nun's outfit with two other women; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman wearing a nun's outfit and a white hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An older woman helping a young girl with a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a woman standing next to each other near a fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A young woman and a nun standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A woman in a nun's outfit with her hands clasped together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man standing in front of a basketball hoop; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of a group of young girls; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a woman sitting at a dining room table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man and a woman sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A man in a suit and a man in a hat shake hands; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An old photo of a man and a nun in front of a gate; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A black and white photo of two men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – A young girl sitting at a table with her head resting on her hands; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Bells of St. Mary's” (1945), directed by Leo McCarey – An older man wearing a hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle