On 2010-01-31 Kenneth L. Lipshez, Unionville, CT wrote: ´The Bishop´s Wife´ is right up there with ´It´s a Wonderful Life,´ ´A Christmas Carol (1938, 1954)´ and ´Christmas in Connecticut´ as a must-see movie when the weather outside is frightful and the love af your family is so delightful.
Cary Grant is at his best in his role as the angel. David Niven must have taken a bite from a lemon before those scenes where had to be so sour. Loretta Young is so kind and beautiful in the title role.
The character actors, however, steal the show. Monty Wooley is wonderful as the Professor. The scene where the angel keeps filling his glass of wine ranks high in cinema history. Elsa Lanchester is superb as the maid, and how about James Gleason as Sylvester the cab driver.
I saw the movie on some new channel (THIS Network?) and they cut out the cab ride scene complete with the beautiful scene at the skating rink. I was mortified. Now, it is part of my collection, just waiting to be viewed on that cold night around Christmastime every year -- with James Gleason and his cab waiting to pick me up.. And summed up by saying A Christmas Classic. Currently The Bishop´s Wife has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Gregg Toland claimed Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham´s Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, the preoccupied young clergyman has neglected his loving wife Julia, and now only divine intervention can save their marriage! But the powerful and handsome angel sent from above has a mind of his own and teaching mortal Henry an immortal lesson inromance isn´t all he´s got planned! Starring Oscar(r) winners* Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, and featuring ´a stellar supporting cast´ (The Hollywood Reporter) that includes James Gleason and Monty Woolley, this delightful romantic comedy is wondrous, witty andtruly divine! *Grant, Honorary Oscar (1969); Young, Actress, The Farmer´s Daughter (1947); Niven, Actor, Separate Tables (1958)
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