The Bishop Misbehaves

19351935
PassedPassed
1h 25m

On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she ha... Read allOn a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she... Read allOn a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, D... Read all

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Director
- Ewald André Dupont
Writers
- Leon Gordon(screen play)
- Frederick J. Jackson(from the play by)
- George Auerbach(uncredited)
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Director
- Ewald André Dupont
Writers
- Leon Gordon(screen play)
- Frederick J. Jackson(from the play by)
- George Auerbach(uncredited)
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On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way. —Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>

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Taglines
- The Theatre's Comedy Success - Now a Screen Hit!
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
Certificate
- Passed
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Trivia
The play originally opened in New York on 20 February 1935 and ran 121 performances. Walter Connolly played the bishop and Jane Wyatt and Alan Marshall were the romantic leads.

Goofs
After Donald photographs, then meets Hester in church, he leaves to continue to take pictures. In the next scene, Donald's shadow can be seen on the backdrop as he takes more pictures.

Connections
Version of The Bishop Misbehaves (1951)

Soundtracks
Abide with Me
(1861) (uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk
Hymn by Henry F. Lyte (1847)
Sung a cappella by Etienne Girardot

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7/10

If You're From Chicago, You Must Know Capone

Maureen O'Sullivan recruits Norman Foster to rob Reginald Owens. Owens had cheated her father out of a patent and now they are facing ruin; since Foster is from Chicago, obviously he is a gangster (he isn't). After assembling a gang -- including an improbably cast Robert Greig as a Cockney spiv who does needlepoint -- they carry out a well-planned heist. At this point, Edmund Gwenn and Lucille Watson enter as a bishop and his sister. They are mad for mystery books and take great delight in inserting themselves into what they see as an adventure.

E.A. DuPont's second American movie is a lively mystery from a stage play by Frederick J. Jackson, full of Hollywood's English colony acting against type (except for Gwenn's woolly-minded geniality), with more than a slight touch of screwball in it. Although it subsides into slightly more somber tones in the final third, it roars along at a great pace and shows that MGM's gloss could be well applied to lighter subjects without overwhelming them.

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