The Bishop's Wife

Release Date: 1947-12-25

Overview: 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.

Rating: 7.1 / 10

Cast

Cary Grant

as Dudley

Loretta Young

as Julia Brougham

David Niven

as Henry Brougham

Monty Woolley

as Professor Wutheridge

James Gleason

as Sylvester

Crew

Henry Koster - Director
Robert Nathan - Novel
Robert E. Sherwood - Screenplay
Leonardo Bercovici - Screenplay
Samuel Goldwyn - Producer

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

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 ge...