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

00:05:58 Yes. It's slow work.

00:09:31 - Good evening. - Good evening, Matilda. Hello, Queenie.

00:12:45 and you there flattering them.

00:17:26 I know, Henry. Your soup will keep warm. You asked for help.

00:20:36 - Yes, but for how long? - For just long enough.

00:25:27 This is the way it is and the way it will always be.

00:30:47 Pack it tight, put it in that hand, throw the arm back, aim it and let it go.

00:34:07 But I'm glad you knew about Michel.

00:37:19 Yes, of course.

00:40:52 A great hulking oaf who never even reached the eighth grade.

00:45:26 Did she? We went to see Professor Wutheridge and we had lunch at Michel's.

00:50:41 That's not the way to begin. Stories start "Once upon a time".

00:53:47 You can? Oh, that's splendid. Thank you so much.

00:57:47 Yes, madam. Oh, dear.

01:01:25 ? We join with them in adoration

01:05:38 - Are you, Julia? - Yes.

01:12:08 Because you and the little lady have restored my faith in human nature.

01:15:39 - Julia doesn't. - Julia.

01:20:07 - Oh, well... - Go on, Mildred.

01:28:33 - Thank you, Sylvester. - I'll be seeing you, Julia.

01:32:54 and looked into some ancient texts which no scholar has been able to decipher.

01:36:07 I think my work here is almost finished. I'll have to be moving along.

01:40:36 No.

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 line01:40:36

Production Record

DirectorHenry Koster

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes22,352