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.
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Cast
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Cary Grant
Dudley
Known for
North by Northwest
Notorious
Loretta Young
Julia Brougham
Known for
The Stranger
Call of the Wild
David Niven
Henry Brougham
Known for
The Pink Panther
Around the World in 80 Days
Monty Woolley
Professor Wutheridge
Known for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Since You Went Away
James Gleason
Sylvester
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Arsenic and Old Lace
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Hamilton
Known for
Rebecca
My Fair Lady
Elsa Lanchester
Matilda
Known for
Mary Poppins
Witness for the Prosecution
Sara Haden
Mildred Cassaway
Known for
The Shop Around the Corner
She-Wolf of London
Karolyn Grimes
Debby Brougham
Known for
Rio Grande
Tito Vuolo
Maggenti
Known for
The Killing
20 Million Miles to Earth
Regis Toomey
Mr. Miller
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Duffy
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
The Shop Around the Corner
Henry Koster Director · Robert E. Sherwood Screenplay Leonardo Bercovici Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3M · United States release December 25, 1947 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,000,000
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Production
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 25, 1947
Premiere · London
United States · December 25, 1947
Limited theatrical
United States
December 9, 1947 · Premiere · New York City, New York
February 16, 1948 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1948 · Theatrical
Italy
October 27, 1948 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 2017 · Physical · DVD
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