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Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the famil...

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Main Author: Friedhofer, Hugo (Composer)
Corporate Author: Samuel Goldwyn Co (film production company.)
Other Authors: Koster, Henry, 1905-1988 (Film director), Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974 (Film producer), Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955 (Screenwriter), Bercovici, Leonardo (Screenwriter), Grant, Cary, 1904-1986 (Actor), Young, Loretta, 1913-2000 (Actor), Niven, David, 1910-1983 (Actor), Woolley, Monty, 1888-1963 (Actor), Gleason, James, 1886-1959 (Actor), Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971 (Actor), Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986 (Actor), Toland, Gregg (Cinematographer), Ferguson, Perry (Art director), Collingwood, Monica, 1908-1989 (Film editor), Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [2001]
Series:Vintage classics (MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
Subjects:
Nathan, Robert, > 1894-1985. > Bishop's wife > Film adaptations.
Angels > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Bishops' spouses > Drama.
Bishops > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Comedy films.
Christmas films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's neglected wife becomes infatuated with him.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Based on the novel by Robert Nathan.
Full frame 1.33:1.
Special feature: theatrical trailer.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, NTSC, full-frame presentation; Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1948: Best Sound, Recording (Gordon Sawyer)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art directors, Perry Ferguson, George Jenkins ; editor, Monica Collingwood ; music, Hugo Friedhofer ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff.
ISBN:0792849140
9780792849148
9990903638
9789990903638

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