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The Bishop's Wife

Cary Grant (Actor), Loretta Young (Actor), Henry Koster (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: VHS Tape

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Actors: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason
Directors: Henry Koster
Writers: Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Leonardo Bercovici, Robert E. Sherwood, Robert Nathan
Producers: Samuel Goldwyn
Format: NTSC
Language: English, French
Number of tapes: 1
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Studio: MGM (Warner)
VHS Release Date: April 1 2003
Run Time: 109 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00004XMSN
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,044 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #9 in Video > Comedy > Comedy Directors > Billy Wilder
- #11 in Video > Comedy > Comedy Stars > Cary Grant
- #26 in Video > Comedy > By Year > 1940-1949

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Perhaps if The Bishop's Wife had lapsed on its copyright and fallen into the public domain like It's a Wonderful Life, it would be as much a Christmas staple as that classic. It certainly deserves to be. Dudley (Cary Grant) is an angel sent down by the prayers of a new bishop (David Niven). The bishop is trying to build a new cathedral, and he's so entrenched in his fundraising that he's watching his own marriage crumble around him. Loretta Young is devoted, moist-eyed, and basically a great date for the tempted Dudley. They drink in the afternoon, go skating at night, and make impulse buys. The skating sequence beats mightily on one's suspension of disbelief, but the rest of the film is an absolute joy. Grant is suave, worldly, and enchanting. A wonderful present for anyone who has not seen it. --Keith Simanton

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charming Jan 10 2012

By Ellen

Format:DVD

Well, what can I say.....one cannot go wrong with David Niven, Loretta Young and Cary Grant. A wonderful classic, full of charm and humour. This is a Christmas treasure of our household now and will be watched often. Thanks to Amazon for getting it to us only days before Christmas.

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What is important in life? July 23 2006

By bernie TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:VHS Tape

This is a great comedy with a message for everyone. Most of the main characters in this movie have a problem with focusing in what should be important to them. Bishop Henry Brougham (Niven) is more focused on building a cathedral as a monument to God than the purpose of the cathedral or any alternate use of money. Mrs. Hamilton (Gladys Cooper), who holds the purse strings, is thinking the cathedral is more of a monument to her late husband. Even an angel named Dudley (Grant), sent to help, gets sidetracked in the process by the bishop's wife, Julia (Young) who in turn may be distracted by a hat. The great acting of major stars will distract you. Watch this movie to find out how and if they are able to recognize their folly and what they can do about it?

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A Christmas Present Aug 11 2002

By Vannie Ryanes

Format:VHS Tape

The Bishop's Wife. This beautifully directed 1940's black and white Christmas movie is charming and heartwarming.

Church Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) wants to build a new and bigger church in the worst way. He is even willing to kowtow to rich demanding congregation members to get funding. Loretta Young as his lovely and somewhat neglected wife Julia, understands how badly her husband wants his new church but she doesn't want him to forget why he became a Bishop and to remember where his real duties lie. In desperation Henry prays for help and guidance. Help comes to him in form of a handsome, debonair and somewhat irreverent angel named Dudley, played superbly by Cary Grant. Grant arrives and immediately steals the heart of Henry's young daughter as well as the hearts of his secretary, maid and wife. When Henry cancels an appointment to hear young members in his congregation sing, Dudley goes instead. Dudley also encourages Julia to buy a rakish hat she admires, he takes her dining and dancing and wins over the disapproving church members who see them together. It seems that angel Dudley can do no wrong, everyone loves him, except Henry who starts to wonder if Dudley really is an angel and what is his real purpose here. David Niven as the somewhat uptight Bishop was the right choice for this role.

There are so many wonderful scenes in this movie. Dudley magically types letters and stuffs envelopes so Henry's secretary can leave the office early to do Christmas shopping; he decorates the tree that the fluttering maid (a very young Elsa Lanchester) has just started to trim; and he has taxi driver, James Gleason, ice skating like an Olympic champion. When the boys won't let Julia's daughter play catch because she throws like a girl, Dudley steps in to give her a good pitching arm. Monty Woolley as the Professor who suspects that Dudley is a VERY special person is simply wonderful.

This is the perfect story for all faiths.

Vannie(~.~)

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A favourite - a bit obscure, to be sure, but once discovered, always loved. Unlike "It's a Wonderful Life", this film has not entered the public domain, hence its scarcity on... Read more

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