The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Ruth Donnelly: Sister Michael

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Quotes 

• Sister Michael : You wouldn't guess it, Father, but she was a tomboy, from what I hear. She used to play baseball and football with the boys.

  Father Chuck O'Malley : How good were you at the...

  [Father O'Malley imitates holding a bat] 

  Sister Mary Benedict : Oh, I hit over 300.

• Sister Mary Benedict : Tell me, have you any textbooks on the manly art of self-defense?

  Sporting Goods Salesman : [confused]  I beg your pardon?

  Sister Michael : [laughing]  Oh, she means pugilistics.

  Sister Mary Benedict : I mean boxing.

  Sporting Goods Salesman : [pointing to and moving to the other side of the store]  Boxing? Yes, yes, of course. They're right over here.

  Sporting Goods Salesman : [pulling out a book from the drawer]  Well, here's a book endorsed by James J. Corbett. He won ten straight fights. Nobody could lay a glove on him till Fitzsimmons knocked him out.

  [the two sisters huddle together and quietly speak to each other out of the salesman's earshot] 

  Sister Mary Benedict : [coming out of the huddle back to address the salesman]  Did Mr. Fitzsimmons write a book?

• Father Chuck O'Malley : Sing something else.

  Sister Mary Benedict : Well, what do we know?

  Father Chuck O'Malley : How about - you know "Birmingham Bertha"? How about the school song, then?

  Sister Michael : Oh, yes. Sister has a new version of it with effects and everything. She's a bit proud of it.

  Father Chuck O'Malley : We'll sing that.

  Sister Mary Benedict : Won't you sing the melody, Father?

  Father Chuck O'Malley : Sister, you talked me into it.

  Sister Michael , Nun , Nun , Nun : [singing]  Ding-dong, ding-dong Ding-dong, ding...

  Father Chuck O'Malley : Oh, bells of St Mary's, We always will love you, With your inspiration, We never will fail, Your chimes will for ever, Bring sweet memories of you, So proudly ring out, While we sing out, Hail! Hail! Hail!