The Bishop's Wife (1947)
"Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?"
ThumbScore
👍 85%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 79%
(RT: 85%, MC: 73) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Loretta Young as Julia Brougham
Monty Woolley as Professor Wutheridge
Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Hamilton
Sara Haden as Mildred Cassaway
Is The Bishop's Wife good?
Yes. 85% audience score, estimated from 291 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 79%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
