The Bishop's Wife
Starring: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven
Director: Henry Koster
Writer: Robert E. Sherwood
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 American Christmas romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Henry Koster, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. The plot is about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan.
Trivia
- Won the Academy Award for Best Sound.
- Also nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score.
- The film's production faced several difficulties.
- Producer Samuel Goldwyn replaced director William A. Seiter with Henry Koster to create a completely new film.
- In early previews, audiences disliked the film, so Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett made uncredited rewrites.
Previous Showings
10 Runs • 7 Festivals
10,363 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (April 8, 1948)
Original Run: April 8, 1948 (Thursday - Wednesday)
All runs on record (10):
- April 8, 1948 (Thursday - Wednesday)Cary Grant, Loretta Young
- September 22 - 25, 1990 · 953 ticketsw/ The Farmer's Daughter
- September 19 - 20, 1992 · 1,355 ticketsw/ Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
- November 25 - 27, 1998 · 1,170 ticketsRomantic Comedy Seriesw/ My Favorite Wife
- December 22 - 23, 1999 · 611 ticketsHoliday 1999w/ Bachelor Mother
- December 22 - 23, 2000 · 960 ticketsHoliday 2000w/ The Shop Around the Corner
- May 31 - June 6, 2002 · 1,817 ticketscg2-2002w/ Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
- December 21 - 23, 2007 · 1,539 ticketsFall 2007 The Films of Frank Capra, plus other favoritesw/ The Shop Around the Corner
- December 14 - 16, 2018 · 1,305 ticketsLaurel & Hardy, plus Christmas filmsw/ Miracle on 34th Street
- December 14 - 15, 2023 · 653 ticketsHoliday Favorites plus Deanna Durbinw/ The Man Who Came to Dinner