Advantages: Entertaining plot, great acting Disadvantages: Some may be put off by the fact that it is in black and white
...is trying desperately to find the money for a new cathedral. With the weight of this responsibility on his shoulders, he fails to notice that his relationship with his wife Julia is changing - taken away from her friends when Henry became Bishop, Julia is lonely and longs for life to return to its former glory when Henry was a loving husband. Divine intervention is needed to save their relationship and one day, when Henry prays for help, it comes ... ...ulterior motives. Can Dudley save the Brougham's marriage? Or is his arrival just another nail in the coffin?
Many people will have heard of The Preacher's Wife, starring Whitney Houston, which is a modern re-make of this film. Made back in 1947, there is a lot in this film that is dated, but despite this, I think it is by far the better film. Although the premise of an angel coming to earth to help sort out a couple's marriage is cheesy, Cary Grant ...
sunmeilan 26.12.2007
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Advantages: Grant is magnificant, the story is touching Disadvantages: Niven is underused
...guidance, which are answered in the form of a guardian angel named Dudley (Cary Grant). Henry is unaware of from where Dudley has come and assumes the charming and affable Dudley has is after the bishop's wife Julia (Loretta Young). Dudley strives to change both lives and restore in the Bishop his former community spirit now lost by selling his dignity in order to try and raise funds from the local rich and greedy, and to restore his loving marriage ... ...this is not higher on the list of Christmas must-sees as it is absolutely charming. Grant plays with exactly the light touch you would hope as Dudley - warm, caring and very funny. Young is beautiful and charismatic as the Bishop's wife. Perhaps the only let down is that Niven is underused. It's not that he is bad but his character is a little bland and I don't feel offered enough for his talents. That said, it is a great feel good seasonal film ...
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Heavenly bells are ringing, jubilant choirs are singing and Christmas joy is blanketing ... more
the world like freshly fallen snow. But the Yuletide spirit has yet to warm Bishop Henry Brougham's Victorian home. Struggling to raise funds for a new cathedral, t...
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