The Bishop's Wife

The Bishop's Wife

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1947

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.

The Bishop's Wife

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 1947

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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Samuel Goldwyn Company
Original title The Bishop's Wife
Directors Henry Koster
Writers Leonardo Bercovici, Robert Nathan, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, Robert E. Sherwood

Cast

Cary Grant

as Dudley

Loretta Young

as Julia Brougham

David Niven

as Bishop Henry Brougham

Monty Woolley

as Professor Wutheridge

James Gleason

as Sylvester

Gladys Cooper

as Mrs. Hamilton

Elsa Lanchester

as Matilda

Sara Haden

as Mildred Cassaway

Karolyn Grimes

as Debby Brougham

Tito Vuolo

as Maggenti

Regis Toomey

as Mr. Miller

Sarah Edwards

as Mrs. Duffy

Margaret McWade

as Miss Trumbull

Anne O'Neal

as Mrs. Ward

Ben Erway

as Mr. Perry

Erville Alderson

as Stevens

Robert J. Anderson

as Defense Captain

Teddy Infuhr

as Attack Captain

Eugene Borden

as Michel

Almira Sessions

as First Lady in Michel's

Claire Du Brey

as Second Lady in Michel's

Florence Auer

as Third Lady in Michel's

Margaret Wells

as Hat Shop Proprietress

Kitty O'Neil

as Hat Shop Customer

Isabel Jewell

as Hysterical Mother

David Leonard

as Blind Man

Dorothy Vaughan

as Delia

Edgar Dearing

as Policeman

Sheryl Deauville

as Little girl singing 'Hark the Hearld Angels Sing' (uncredited)