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The Bishop's Wife

1947 · Film · 109 min

  • Fantasy
  • Drama

Plot

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.

About The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 American Christmas romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Henry Koster, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan. It was remade in 1996 as The Preacher's Wife starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.

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Cast

  • Cary GrantDudley
  • Loretta YoungJulia Brougham
  • David NivenHenry Brougham
  • Monty WoolleyProfessor Wutheridge
  • James GleasonSylvester
  • Gladys CooperMrs. Hamilton
  • Elsa LanchesterMatilda
  • Sara HadenMildred Cassaway
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