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The bishop's wife [videorecording] / RKO Radio Pictures Inc., Samuel Goldwyn presents ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Leonardo Bercovici ; directed by Henry Koster.

Bercovici, Leonardo, (screenwriter.). Collingwood, Monica. (Added Author). Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971 (actor.). Ferguson, Perry. (Added Author). Friedhofer, Hugo. (Added Author). Gleason, James, 1886-1959 (actor.). Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974 (producer.). Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (actor.). Koster, Henry, 1905-1988 (film director.). Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986 (actor.). Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985 Bishop's wife. (Added Author). Niven, David, 1910-1983 (actor.). Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 (screenwriter.). Toland, Gregg. (Added Author). Woolley, Monty, 1888-1963 (actor.). Young, Loretta, 1913-2000 (actor.). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). RKO Radio Pictures. (Added Author). Samuel Goldwyn Co. (Added Author). Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester. (Cast).

Summary:

Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792849140
  • ISBN: 9780792849148
  • ISBN: 9781624042430
  • ISBN: 9789990903638
  • ISBN: 9990903638
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Full screen
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, California : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., 2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Robert Nathan.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art directors, Perry Ferguson, George Jenkins ; editor, Monica Collingwood ; music, Hugo Friedhofer ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff.
Participant or Performer Note:
Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, full-frame presentation, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono.
Language Note:
English, French, or Spanish language with subtitles available in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.

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Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985. Bishop's wife > Film adaptations.
Angels > Drama.
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Bishops > Drama.
Genre:
Christmas films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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