ComedyFantasyDrama

The Bishop's Wife

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

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.

Release Date : 1947-12-25

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Bishops Wife

Cast

Character Name : Dudley

Original Name : Cary Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julia Brougham

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

Character Name : Henry Brougham

Original Name : David Niven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor Wutheridge

Original Name : Monty Woolley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sylvester

Original Name : James Gleason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Hamilton

Original Name : Gladys Cooper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matilda

Original Name : Elsa Lanchester

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mildred Cassaway

Original Name : Sara Haden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Debby Brougham

Original Name : Karolyn Grimes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Maggenti

Original Name : Tito Vuolo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Miller

Original Name : Regis Toomey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Duffy

Original Name : Sarah Edwards

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Trumbull

Original Name : Margaret McWade

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Ward

Original Name : Anne O'Neal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Perry

Original Name : Ben Erway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevens

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Defense Captain

Original Name : Robert J. Anderson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attack Captain

Original Name : Teddy Infuhr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michel

Original Name : Eugene Borden

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Lady in Michel's

Original Name : Almira Sessions

Gender : Female

Character Name : Second Lady in Michel's

Original Name : Claire Du Brey

Gender : Female

Character Name : Third Lady in Michel's

Original Name : Florence Auer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hat Shop Proprietress

Original Name : Margaret Wells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hat Shop Customer

Original Name : Kitty O'Neil

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hysterical Mother

Original Name : Isabel Jewell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Blind Man

Original Name : David Leonard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Delia

Original Name : Dorothy Vaughan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Edgar Dearing

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singing Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheryl Deauville

Gender : Female

Character Name : Churchgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Earle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saleslady (uncredited)

Original Name : Edythe Elliott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Churchgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Adolph Faylauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santa Claus (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph J. Greene

Gender : Male

Character Name : Churchgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Churchgoer (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen D. Sewall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Ellinor Vanderveer

Gender : Female

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

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.