The Bishop's Wife
Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?
1947 | 109m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Henry Koster |
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| Writer: | Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan, Leonardo Bercovici |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Dec 25, 1947 |
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| Director: | Henry Koster |
| Writer: | Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan, Leonardo Bercovici |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama |
| Keywords | holiday, angel, husband wife relationship, taxi driver, miracle, bishop, clergyman, skating, ice skating, christmas, benefactor |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Cary Grant | Dudley |
| Loretta Young | Julia Brougham |
| David Niven | Henry Brougham |
| Monty Woolley | Professor Wutheridge |
| James Gleason | Sylvester |
| Gladys Cooper | Mrs. Hamilton |
| Elsa Lanchester | Matilda |
| Sara Haden | Mildred Cassaway |
| Karolyn Grimes | Debby Brougham |
| Tito Vuolo | Maggenti |
| Regis Toomey | Mr. Miller |
| Sarah Edwards | Mrs. Duffy |
| Margaret McWade | Miss Trumbull |
| Anne O'Neal | Mrs. Ward |
| Ben Erway | Mr. Perry |
| Erville Alderson | Stevens |
| Robert J. Anderson | Defense Captain |
| Teddy Infuhr | Attack Captain |
| Eugene Borden | Michel |
| Almira Sessions | First Lady in Michel's |
| Claire Du Brey | Second Lady in Michel's |
| Florence Auer | Third Lady in Michel's |
| Margaret Wells | Hat Shop Proprietress |
| Kitty O'Neil | Hat Shop Customer |
| Isabel Jewell | Hysterical Mother |
| David Leonard | Blind Man |
| Dorothy Vaughan | Delia |
| Edgar Dearing | Policeman |
| Sheryl Deauville | Singing Girl (uncredited) |
| Dick Earle | Churchgoer (uncredited) |
| Edythe Elliott | Saleslady (uncredited) |
| Adolph Faylauer | Churchgoer (uncredited) |
| Joseph J. Greene | Santa Claus (uncredited) |
| Thomas Martin | Churchgoer (uncredited) |
| Allen D. Sewall | Churchgoer (uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Koster | Director |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Robert E. Sherwood | Screenplay |
| Gregg Toland | Director of Photography |
| Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Billy Wilder | Additional Writing |
| Charles Brackett | Additional Writing |
| Joseph Boyle | Assistant Director |
| Robert Nathan | Novel |
| Robert Stephanoff | Makeup Artist |
| Jerome Moross | Orchestrator |
| Leon Fromkess | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Leonardo Bercovici | Screenplay |
| Perry Ferguson | Art Direction |
| Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Marie Clark | Hairstylist |
| Emil Newman | Music Director |
| Charles Henderson | Music Director |
| Dorothea Holt | Other |
| Monica Collingwood | Editor |
| George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Fred Lau | Sound Recordist |
| John P. Fulton | Special Effects |
| Raoul Pagel | Production Manager |
| Harry Redmond Jr. | Special Effects |
| Bert Shipman | Camera Operator |
| Vic Jones | Gaffer |
| Sam Freedle | Script Supervisor |
| Hal McAlpin | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Cary Grant Jr. | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 17 | 33 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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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 putt ... ing 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.