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charming,
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This review is from: The Bishop's Wife (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?,
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This review is from: Bishop's Wife (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,
By Vannie Ryanes "Vannie Ryanes/VSR Book Review" (South Orange, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bishop's Wife (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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