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The Bishop's Wife (1947) -- A bishop trying to get a new cathedral built prays for guidance. An angel (Cary Grant) arrives, but his guidance isn't about fundraising.
The Bishop's Wife (1947) -- Dudley informs that the coin the professor gave Julia is a very rare coin.
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The Bishop's Wife (1947) -- Dudley takes Julia and their cab driver ice skating.
The Bishop's Wife (1947) -- Bishop Henry asks Dudley to perform a miracle in order to prove to him that he's an angel.

Overview

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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Leonardo Bercovici (writer)
Robert Nathan (book)
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Release Date:
16 February 1948 (USA) more
Plot:
A bishop trying to get a new cathedral built prays for guidance. An angel (Cary Grant) arrives, but his guidance isn't about fundraising. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Gotta Catch Santa Claus - DVD Review
 (From Monsters and Critics. 14 October 2009, 9:44 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Cary Grant plays an angel who brightens everybody's day. more (92 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Runtime:
109 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | Australia:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U

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Trivia:
In the version of the Christmas sermon dictated to the typewriter by Dudley, the following is shown typed onto the paper: "You give me a tie. I give you a book." However, in the pulpit on Christmas morning the Bishop reverses these two sentences when he reads, "I give you a book. You give me a tie." more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Obvious stunt double when Dudley shows Julia how he can spin on the ice; he appears shorter. more
Quotes:
Henry Brougham: Are you expecting a letter?
Dudley: Well, you never know. If I did get one, the stamp would certainly be worth saving.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (1990) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Noël more

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Whose prayer does Dudley answer -- the bishop or the bishop's wife?
Is "The Bishop's Wife" a Christmas story?
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12 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Cary Grant plays an angel who brightens everybody's day., 27 December 1999
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Author: Steve Tarter from Peoria, Illinois

Holiday favorite with a fine cast. Cary Grant is the angel who entrances women the way Peter O'Toole did in 'What's New, Pussycat" but we're on a little firmer moral ground here. Fine supporting cast includes James Gleason as the skating taxi cab driver and Monty Wooley as the history professor.

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