Feature1947·109m·7.1

The Bishop's Wife

Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?

ComedyFantasyDramaRomance

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

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Cast

Cary Grant

Dudley

Loretta Young

Julia Brougham

David Niven

Henry Brougham

Monty Woolley

Professor Wutheridge

James Gleason

Sylvester

Gladys Cooper

Mrs. Hamilton

Elsa Lanchester

Matilda

Sara Haden

Mildred Cassaway

Karolyn Grimes

Debby Brougham

Tito Vuolo

Maggenti

Regis Toomey

Mr. Miller

Sarah Edwards

Mrs. Duffy

Margaret McWade

Miss Trumbull

Anne O'Neal

Mrs. Ward

Ben Erway

Mr. Perry

Erville Alderson

Stevens

Robert J. Anderson

Defense Captain

Teddy Infuhr

Attack Captain

Eugene Borden

Michel

Almira Sessions

First Lady in Michel's

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English, French
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Crew

Director

Henry Koster

Writers

Leonardo Bercovici, Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan

Monica Collingwood

Editor

Gregg Toland

Director of Photography

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Adrian

Costume Design

Hugo Friedhofer

Original Music Composer

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

3/28/2022

7.0

This is one of those wonderful Christmas films that you can watch at any time of the year and still feel a certain feeling of satisfaction afterwards. David Niven is the Bishop who is struggling to get wealthy widow "Mrs. Hamilton" (Gladys Cooper) to fund a new cathedral - without, that is, her putting her late husband's face on the stained glass windows! He prays for guidance and it duly arrives; in the guise of Cary Grant ("Dudley") who quite determinedly, and mischievously, tries to help the Bishop not just with his new church, but with his priorities in general - especially towards his wife "Julia" (Loretta Young) and their daughter. Peppered with some characterful appearances from Elsa Lanchester as their maid, James Gleason as the skating cabbie and Monty Woolley as the professor with the never ending bottle; this is fun yet poignant. It has a sort of spirit to it; of kindness, consideration and Henry Koster gets the best from this whole cast as he builds it all gently to a suitable seasonal conclusion.