The Bishop's Wife (1947)

7	Listal rating
7.5	IMDB rating

Drama (3), Cary Grant (2), Comedy (2), Romance (2), Angel (2), Angels (1), 1940s (1), Professor (1), Choir (1), Innocence (1), Humor (1), Contact (1), Funny (1), Harp (1), Bishop (1), Classic (1), Niven (1), Religion (1), MMG (1), Higher Friends (1)

Description

A Christmas perennial from 1947, this comedy/fantasy stars Cary Grant as Dudley, an undercover angelic visitor who works his heavenly magic on an Episcopalian bishop (David Niven) who is struggling to raise money for a new church, and who has grown distant from his wife (Loretta Young). By the time the angel reveals himself, the bishop is humbled a ... (more)

Directed by

Henry Koster

Starring (View all) :

Cary Grant

Dudley

Loretta Young

Julia Brougham

David Niven

Bishop Henry Brougham

Prof. Wutheridge

Sylvester

Mrs. Hamilton

Matilda

Mildred Cassaway

Debby Brougham

Maggenti

Written by (View all) :

Leonardo Bercovici

writer

Charles Brackett

uncredited

Videos


	The Bishop's Wife The Bishops Wife (opening sequence)

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