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The Bells of St. Mary's

United States, 1945
film

A battle of wits emerges between Father O’Malley and Sister Benedict when their ideas clash in how the children should be taught at St. Mary’s Sch..

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Angels with Dirty Faces

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Bow bells

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The Marist way

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Balked at the altar

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Little bell

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