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The Bishop's Wife ()

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A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
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Dudley
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Julia Brougham
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Henry Brougham
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Professor Wutheridge
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Sylvester
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Mrs. Hamilton
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Matilda
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Mildred Cassaway
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Debby Brougham
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Maggenti
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Mr. Miller
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Mrs. Duffy
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Miss Trumbull
Anne O'Neal ...
Mrs. Ward (as Ann O'Neal)
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Mr. Perry
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Stevens
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Defense Captain (as Bobby Anderson)
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Attack Captain
Eugene Borden ...
Michel
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First Lady in Michel's
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Second Lady (as Claire DuBrey)
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Third Lady
Margaret Wells ...
Hat Shop proprietress
Kitty O'Neil ...
Hat Shop customer (as Kitty O'Neill)
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Hysterical Mother
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Blind Man
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Delia
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Policeman
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir ...
Vocal Ensemble (as The Mitchell Boychoir)
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'Babe' Agamenoni ...
Ice Skater (uncredited)
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Little girl singing 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing' with Cary Grant (uncredited)
Dick Earle ...
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott ...
Saleslady (uncredited)
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Churchgoer (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene ...
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Thomas Martin ...
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry Koster

Written by

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Robert E. Sherwood ... (screenplay) and
Leonardo Bercovici ... (screenplay)
 
Robert Nathan ... (novel)
 
Billy Wilder ... () (uncredited)
 
Charles Brackett ... () (uncredited)

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Samuel Goldwyn ... producer

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Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by

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Gregg Toland ... director of photography

Editing by

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Monica Collingwood

Art Direction by

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Perry Ferguson
George Jenkins

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Julia Heron ... (set decorations)

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Irene Sharaff ... (as Sharaff)
Adrian ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Marie Clark ... hair stylist
Robert Stephanoff ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Leon Fromkess ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
Raoul Pagel ... production manager (uncredited)

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Joseph Boyle ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dorothea Holt ... illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fred Lau ... sound recorder

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Harry Redmond Jr. ... special effects (uncredited)

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John P. Fulton ... special photographic effects (as John Fulton)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ralph Goge ... grip (uncredited)
Vic Jones ... gaffer (uncredited)
Hal McAlpin ... still photographer (uncredited)
Bert Shipman ... camera operator (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Charles Henderson ... vocal director
Jerome Moross ... orchestral arrangements
Emil Newman ... musical director
Marlin Skiles ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Irene Carson ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Sam Freedle ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Samuel Goldwyn ... presenter
Edgar Peterson ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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. Written by John Vogel

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Also Known As
  • Honni soit qui mal y pense (France)
  • La mujer del obispo (Spain)
  • Regalo de Navidad (Spain)
  • Biskopens kone (Norway)
  • Jede Frau braucht einen Engel (Austria)
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  • 109 min
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Trivia Originally Cary Grant played the bishop and David Niven the angel. When original director William A. Seiter left the film, Henry Koster replaced him and viewed what had been shot so far. He realized that the two were in the wrong roles. It took some convincing because Grant wanted the title role of the Bishop. He eventually accepted the change and his role as the angel was one of the most widely praised of his career. See more »
Goofs Obvious stunt double when Dudley shows Julia how he can spin on the ice; he appears shorter and seems to be wearing dark-rimmed glasses. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Soundman (1950). See more »
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Quotes [last lines]
Henry Brougham: Tonight I want to tell you the story of an empty stocking. Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child's cry. A blazing star hung over a stable and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven't forgotten that night down the centuries; we celebrate it with stars on Christmas trees, the sound of bells and with gifts. But especially with gifts. You give me a book; I give you a tie. Aunt Martha has always wanted an orange squeezer and Uncle Henry could do with a new pipe. We forget nobody, adult or child. All the stockings are filled... all that is, except one. And we have even forgotten to hang it up. The stocking for the child born in a manger. It's his birthday we are celebrating. Don't ever let us forget that. Let us ask ourselves what he would wish for most... and then let each put in his share. Loving kindness, warm hearts and the stretched out hand of tolerance. All the shining gifts that make peace on earth.
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