As we get closer to Christmas I am going to do a few posts on some of the more obscure Christmas movies I have enjoyed. First up is The Bishop’s Wife from 1947. David Niven is an Episcopalian Bishop of a struggling diocese; Loretta Young (ironically one of the more devout Catholics in the Hollywood of her time) is his wife; and Cary Grant is Dudley, one of the more unimportant angels in Heaven, sent by God to lend the Bishop a hand. The film is a graceful comedy which effectively and quietly underlines the central importance of faith in God as we see in this little scene:
The film is a gem and it is a joy to watch at Christmas time.
Obscure? I wore out the first videocassette I had of this movie. It’s on cable every year, sometimes out of season. Excellent taste in film, counsellor. Excellent!
Given the joyous seaosn, I want to take this rare opportunity to agree with Todd!
Merry XMAS gents!
Great movie!
You should definitely miss the Denzel Washington/Whitney Houston remake, however.
Sounds like a movie I will be placing on my Netflix Que right now!
With the beautiful Loretta Young no less.
Great flick. Seemed to be on every other night for a couple weeks last year. I never saw it start to finish, but probably saw all of it in total a few times.