Going My Way is an American comedy-drama series starring dancer and actor Gene Kelly. Based on the 1944 film of the same name starring Bing Crosby, the series aired on ABC with new episodes from October 3, 1962, to April 24, 1963. The program was Kelly's first and only attempt at a weekly television series.[1] The series was cancelled after one season of 30 episodes.
The series was produced by Revue Studios, as parent company MCA owned the rights to the original film through its subsidiary, EMKA, Ltd., which in 1957 bought Going My Way and many other pre-1950 sound feature films from Paramount Pictures.[citation needed]
Synopsis
Kelly stars as Father Chuck O'Malley, a Roman Catholicpriest who is sent to St. Dominic's Parish located in a lower-class section of New York City. Dick York portrays Chuck's boyhood friend Tom Colwell, the director of a secular neighborhood youth center. Also co-starring is Leo G. Carroll as the aging pastor, Father Fitzgibbon. Nydia Westman is Mrs. Featherstone, the housekeeper of the rectory. Episodes focus on Father O'Malley's attempts to connect with the congregation and his relationship with the elderly Father Fitzgibbon.
Co-StarringArnold Moss as Mr. Fernandez.
castNydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Miriam Goldina as Aunt Teresa, Doug Lambert as Randy Simpson, Mary Field as Sister Agnes.
Harry Ellerbe as The Man, Paul Langton as The Businessman, Kitty Kelly as The Middle - Aged Woman andCliff Norton as The Taxi Driver.
withAngela Dorian as Carmel.
Co-StarringHarry Morgan as Al Everett, Paul Carr as Jerry Everett.
withNydia Westman as Mrs. Featherstone, Paula Winslowe as Anne, Melinda Plowman as Jane, Sam Weston as Jack Marcus, Bob Hopkins as The Policeman, George Spicer as The 1st Boy, Johnny Scoggins as The 2nd Boy, Dan Krohn as The 3rd Boy, Warren White as The 4th Boy.
withEddie Bracken as Danny Everett.
withRoger Mobley as Michael Corbin, Mary Field as Sister Agnes, Nestor Paiva as Mr. Osborne, Allan Ray as The Man, Ralph Montgomery as The Postman, Jimmy Joyce as The Cab Driver.
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"Keep an Eye on Santa Claus"
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December 12, 1962 (1962-12-12)
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"A Dog for Father Fitz"
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December 19, 1962 (1962-12-19)
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"A Saint for Mama"
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December 26, 1962 (1962-12-26)
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"Tell Me When You Get to Heaven"
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January 2, 1963 (1963-01-02)
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"My Son the Social Worker"
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January 9, 1963 (1963-01-09)
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"My Memorial for Finnegan"
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January 16, 1963 (1963-01-16)
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"Don't Forget to Say Goodbye"
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January 23, 1963 (1963-01-23)
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"The Shoemaker's Child"
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January 30, 1963 (1963-01-30)
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"The Slasher"
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February 6, 1963 (1963-02-06)
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"One Small Unhappy Family"
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February 13, 1963 (1963-02-13)
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"Has Anybody Here Seen Eddie?"
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February 20, 1963 (1963-02-20)
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"Blessed Are the Meek"
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February 27, 1963 (1963-02-27)
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"Cornelius, Come Home"
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March 6, 1963 (1963-03-06)
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"The Boss of the Ward"
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March 13, 1963 (1963-03-13)
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"Run, Robin, Run"
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March 20, 1963 (1963-03-20)
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"The Reformation of Willie Henratty"
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March 27, 1963 (1963-03-27)
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"Custody of the Child"
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April 3, 1963 (1963-04-03)
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"Florence, Come Home"
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April 10, 1963 (1963-04-10)
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"Hear No Evil"
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April 17, 1963 (1963-04-17)
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"A Tough Act to Follow"
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April 24, 1963 (1963-04-24)
Critical response
A review in the trade publication Variety said that the show had potential based on its family-show appeal and the co-stars, but it acknowledged the strength of competition on other networks. Kelly and Carroll were said to be well-cast, but the plot was described as thin.[2]
Home media
On December 6, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Going My Way: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[3]