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Going My Way (1944)
Where Going My Way says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A New York parish on screen, filmed in Santa Monica: the church, the golf course and the opera house that were never in Manhattan
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Scenes and places
A new priest arrives at St. Dominic's (1944)
Father O'Malley arrives from East St. Louis and his informal style gets him into mishaps on his first day. Father Fitzgibbon, set in his traditional ways, takes a poor first impression of him.
Set in St. Dominic's Catholic Church, New York City — The parish church where Father O'Malley is transferred.
A fictional New York parish church; no real address is given in the sources.
Filmed at St. Monica Catholic Church, Santa Monica — Used as St. Dominic's. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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O'Malley's golf game (1944)
O'Malley slips away to play golf, and Fitzgibbon is put off by his recreational habits. The gap between the two priests' styles starts to show.
Set in Golf course (location in the story not stated) — O'Malley's recreation, which annoys the traditional Fitzgibbon.
The sources do not say where in the story the golf is played.
Jenny on stage in Carmen (1944)
O'Malley runs into Jenny, an old girlfriend he left to join the priesthood. As she prepares to go onstage in Carmen, they talk about the past and she learns his letter never reached her.
Set in Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street) — The opera house where Jenny sings the lead in Bizet's Carmen. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Pin shows the Met's pre-1966 house on 39th Street; the sources only say "Metropolitan Opera", so the building is an inference.
The choir takes the Met stage (1944)
O'Malley, Jenny and O'Dowd plan to rent the Metropolitan Opera House so the choir can sing his song with a full orchestra. When the music executive doubts the song will sell, the boys make the most of the grand stage and sing Swinging on a Star.
Set in Metropolitan Opera House (39th Street) — The opera house rented for the boys' choir to perform with a full orchestra. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Same story location as the Carmen scene; no filming location for this scene is named.
Filmed at Paramount Studios, Hollywood — Studio scenes (which scenes not stated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles — Parking lot scene (scene not stated) Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Father O'Malley — A young priest from East St. Louis sent to take charge of a struggling New York parish.
- Father Fitzgibbon — The elderly, very traditional pastor of St. Dominic's.
- Jenny Tuffel — An old girlfriend of O'Malley's, now a Metropolitan Opera singer under the name Genevieve Linden.