The Bishop's Wife Movie Review 1947

Episcopalian biship Henry (Niven) is praying to find the money to build a new church but his faith is shaky and his marriage to Julia (Young) even more so. But his prayers are answered (although Henry doesn't know it) in the form of angel Dudley (Grant), who's sent down to earth at Christmas to help work things out. Excellent performances by the cast make this an entertaining outing. Based on the novel by Robert Nathan.

Distribution

Mike LeBell's Video, 75 Freemont Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90005, Phone: (213)938-3333, Fax: (213)938-3334, Email: mlvideo@aol.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Fantasy, Comedy Drama, Christmas, Heaven Sent, Angels, Cabbies, Clergymen

Screenplay

Leonardo Bercovici, Robert Sherwood

Cast

Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, Elsa Lanchester, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper, Regis Toomey

Cinematography

Gregg Toland

Director

Henry Koster

Music

Hugo Friedhofer

Other

Monica Collingwood

Producer

RKO, Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Awards

Oscars 1947: Sound.