The Bishop's Wife

Name: The Bishop's Wife
Director: Henry Koster
Released: 1947
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason

1947 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 22,352 VOTES · DIR. Henry Koster

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,239 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:12 Hark! The herald angels sing

00:06:02 - How's your book coming? - Oh, splendidly.

00:09:40 The dinner's been waiting a long time. We didn't know what to do about it.

00:13:01 Yes, Mrs Brougham.

00:17:54 I knew it. I've been working too hard.

00:21:53 Are you nervous, dear?

00:26:11 Or because Julia must be happy?

00:31:37 By the way, I told Miss Cassaway to go home and Delia not to bring me a tray.

00:34:53 - You can read the future? - Within limits.

00:38:32 Well, in that case, how about dropping in for a bit of Yuletide cheer?

00:42:09 - Where do you come from? - Well...

00:47:27 Oh. Dinner is served, Bishop.

00:51:48 So David said to the lion "You get away from that lamb. "

00:56:00 My dear Mrs Hamilton, I've come to tell you...

00:59:32 - How about giving out? - Me alone?

01:03:33 - Have a chair. - Thank you. I have one.

01:08:11 Pretty hat.

01:13:58 Is that part of the normal duties of an...?

01:18:29 - Then we go to the Vandovers. - Goodbye, Miss Cassaway.

01:26:57 It's a shame that only you and I appreciate the lost genius of Allan Cartwright.

01:31:55 - Hello, Professor. - Henry.

01:34:58 You and Julia love each other. You always have.

01:39:07 Not I. I should ask to be assigned to the other end of the universe.

01:44:55 ENHOH

Cast & Characters

Cary Grant Dudley Loretta Young Julia Brougham David Niven Henry Brougham Monty Woolley Professor Wutheridge James Gleason Sylvester Gladys Cooper Mrs. Hamilton Elsa Lanchester Matilda Sara Haden Mildred Cassaway Karolyn Grimes Debby Brougham Tito Vuolo Maggenti

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,239

Dialogue density11.4 lines / min

First line00:01:12

Final line01:44:55

Production Record

DirectorHenry Koster

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes22,352