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Title The bishop's wife / RKO Radio Pictures Inc., Samuel Goldwyn presents ; produced by Samuel Goldwyn ; screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood and Leonardo Bercovici ; directed by Henry Koster.

Publication Info. Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment Inc., [1947]
©2001

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Location Call No. Status
 Burlington Public Library - Videos  DVD BISHOP'S    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  DVD HOLIDAY BISHOP'S WIFE c.2  On Display
 Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD BISHOPS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Lobby  CLA DVD BIS    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Audio Visual  DVD BISHOP'S    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Closed Stack Collection  DVD BISHOP'S WIFE    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  AD DVD BISHOP'S    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  DVD CLA BIS    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials  DVD BISHOP'S WIFE    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  DVD BISHOP'S    Check Shelf

Edition Full frame version.
Description 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Series Vintage classics
MGM/UA vintage classics.
System Details DVD, full-frame presentation (1.33:1); Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono.
Cast Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley, James Gleason, Gladys Cooper, Elsa Lanchester.
Credits Director of photography, Gregg Toland ; art directors, Perry Ferguson, George Jenkins ; editor, Monica Collingwood ; music, Hugo Friedhofer ; costume designer, Irene Sharaff.
Note Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Based on the novel by Robert Nathan.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
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 negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.
Contents Special features: Standard format -- Original theatrical trailer -- Language: English Chace stereo ; English mono ; French mono ; Spanish mono -- Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.
Language English, French, or Spanish language with subtitles available in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Note GMD: videorecording.
Subject Angels -- Drama.
Bishops' spouses -- Drama.
Bishops -- Drama.
Genre/Form Christmas films.
Comedy films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Goldwyn, Samuel, 1879-1974.
Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955.
Bercovici, Leonardo.
Koster, Henry, 1905-1988.
Grant, Cary, 1904-1986.
Young, Loretta, 1913-2000.
Niven, David, 1910-1983.
Woolley, Monty, 1888-1963.
Gleason, James, 1886-1959.
Cooper, Gladys, 1888-1971.
Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986.
Toland, Gregg.
Ferguson, Perry.
Collingwood, Monica.
Friedhofer, Hugo.
Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985. Bishop's wife.
RKO Radio Pictures.
Samuel Goldwyn Co.
MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
ISBN 0792849140
9780792849148
Standard No. 027616858917
Music No. 1001581 MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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