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| Cary Grant | ... | Dudley | |
| Loretta Young | ... | Julia Brougham | |
| David Niven | ... | Bishop Henry Brougham | |
| Monty Woolley | ... | Prof. 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 (as Bobby Anderson) | |
| Teddy Infuhr | ... | Attack Captain | |
| Eugene Borden | ... | Michel | |
| Almira Sessions | ... | Lady #1 at Michel's | |
| Claire Du Brey | ... | Lady #2 at Michel's | |
| Florence Auer | ... | Lady #3 at 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 | |
| The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir | (as The Mitchell Boychoir) | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Edythe Elliott | ... | Saleslady (uncredited) | |
| Joseph J. Greene | ... | Santa Claus (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Henry Koster | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Leonardo Bercovici | writer | |
| Charles Brackett | uncredited | |
| Robert Nathan | book | |
| Robert E. Sherwood | writer | |
| Billy Wilder | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Samuel Goldwyn | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hugo Friedhofer | |||
| Emil Newman | |||
| Herbert W. Spencer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Gregg Toland | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Monica Collingwood | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Perry Ferguson | |||
| George Jenkins | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Julia Heron | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Irene Sharaff | |||
| Adrian | (uncredited) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Marie Clark | .... | hair stylist (as Maria Clark) | |
| Robert Stephanoff | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Leon Fromkess | .... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) | |
| Raoul Pagel | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Joseph Boyle | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Dorothea Holt | .... | illustrator (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Fred Lau | .... | sound recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| John P. Fulton | .... | special photographic effects (as John Fulton) | |
| Harry Redmond Jr. | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ralph Goge | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
| Hal McAlpin | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Bert Shipham | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Edgar De Lange | .... | lyrics | |
| Charles Henderson | .... | vocal director | |
| Jerome Moross | .... | music arranger: orchestral arrangements | |
| Emil Newman | .... | musical director | |
Other crew | |||
| Samuel Goldwyn | .... | presenter | |
| Irene Carson | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Sam Freedle | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Edgar Peterson | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) | |
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The year before this film came out another heavenly visitor in the person of Henry Travers visited earth after getting a complete and thorough briefing on his client James Stewart in It's A Wonderful Life. But other than learning that Travers liked a flaming rum punch we didn't learn too much about him.
Just as James Stewart prayed for guidance, David Niven who's a man of the cloth prays for it in The Bishop's Wife. Instead of lovable old Henry Travers, Niven gets as his aide, Cary Grant.
Niven proves to be a difficult client, but rather than expose him to an alternate universe, Grant does what he can in this world. Of course the woman who plays the title role, Loretta Young, is quite the distraction and Cary's having difficulty focusing.
Niven's a good man who's been raised to the post of bishop due to rich parishioner Gladys Cooper. He's to do her bidding and she bids that a cathedral be raised as a monument to her late husband. The burden of his conscience and dealing with Cooper has caused Niven to lose sight of what's really important in the world.
This is a Christmas season film so you know that everything will work itself out. If Cary Grant were an angel than I imagine he's very much like Dudley this minute. If I had a problem this Yuletide season, I'd kind of like Cary Grant to help me out, if I couldn't get Bing Crosby.
Loretta Young is radiant as the woman who causes Cary's halo to slip and David Niven is as charming as he always is. I also liked Monty Woolley as the professor and James Gleason as the cabdriver.
Make The Bishop's Wife a must for the Yuletide season. And see it back to back with the version that stars Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.