Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’: Sometimes Only Divine Intervention Helps

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Bishop’s Wife’: Sometimes Only Divine Intervention Helps
(Foreground) Bishop Brougham (David Niven, L) and his wife (Loretta Young) discuss the day’s plans while (background) Dudley (Cary Grant) eavesdrops. (RKO Radio Pictures).
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Not Rated | 1h 49min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 16 February 1948 (USA)

Christmas is not only a time of joyousness but also for moral and spiritual reflection. In that regard, although director Henry Koster’s 1948 Christmas tale “The Bishop’s Wife” contains plenty of whimsy and comic notes, there is also an undercurrent of moral meditations and virtuous musings that one might say even verge on the divine.

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Ian Kane is an U.S. Army veteran, author, filmmaker, and actor. He is dedicated to the development and production of innovative, thought-provoking, character-driven films and books of the highest quality.
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