Customer Reviews
treasure - By: Ms. F. I. Macdonald, 22 Nov 2007 
i love this film, i found it in my dad's partner's movie stash a couple of years ago & it's always brought out around about christmas time along with 'it's a wonderful life'. the story is lovely, about an angel sent down to help david niven sort his life out, cary grant is as always charming, suave & sophisticated & everytime i watch any film of his i realise why i love him so & how much i wish i'd been alive seventy years ago to meet him.
Touched by an Angel - A Heart Warming Story - By: Rama Rao, 08 Jun 2007 
If you are looking for a movie to watch on Christmas day with your family, you must include this heart warming story about an angel who intervene the busy lives of an Episcopalian bishop, named Henry Brougham (David Niven) & his wife Julia (Loretta Young). This movie set in Yuletide sprit with bells ringing, choir singing, Christmas wreaths decorating the wallls of churches, homes, shops & buildings, & streets & neighborhoods covered with fresh snow. During this time, an angel named Dudley (Cary Grant) enters the lives of the bishop & his wife as an office assistant. At the Victorian home of Bishop Henry not everything is going well. Years of neglect about his own family left Julia on her own while the bishop is busy raising funds for a new cathedral. Dudley's attentiveness, charm, & sheer magical powers drives Julia to him, but Dudley is only interested in helping Henry to get back with Julia. The writers have cleverly crafted many moments between Dudley & Julia that would be purely romantic, but writers did not forget to remind us that Dudley is an angel & he is not romancing Julia. Several instances of walking down the street, driving in the country & having lunch at local cafeteria, makes her feel that she is appreciated as a woman. The magical ice-skating scene where Dudley charms everyone with his skating ability, & helps Julia to glide on ice is a memorable scene of the movie that the viewers will never forget.
Dudley's "angelic" effect is felt by many people: He touches the lives of people he comes in contact with. As the friendship between Julia & Dudley becomes strong Henry begins to feel Dudley is a devil trying to steal his wife, but alll ends well when Dudley finishes his job by helping Henry to raise money for the cathedral. Cary Grant is spectacular & charms not only Julia but many viewers. I was most impressed by the performance of Julia who is attracted to Dudley; she is tender, a romantic & vulnerable woman who also knows that she is a wife, & a mother.
Wonderful film, terrible DVD - By: R. Fellows, 08 Jan 2007 I agree with alll of the superlatives in alll of the reviews....it's one of the true great films. You can't get casts or direction like that any more.
However, I've boght two copies from Amazon now & neither of them will play on a particular DVD player. The player will handle every other DVD I've tried in it but not that one. The picture breaks up as soon as the DVD starts, never getting into the film itself. if anyone picks this up, any ideas about what might cause it? My initial thought was that it's not a Region 2 DVD but that's not the case according to both Amazon & the case. A mystery...
Sent by Angels - By: Daisy Petals, 05 Aug 2006 I never tire of this film - I have watched it hundreds of times amd it still makes me laugh & cry. Oh what a wonderful thought that angels could look like Cary Grant. His comic timing was amazing as Dudley, the mischevious angel sent to help David Nivens' uptight & overworked bishop. Priceless.
The Bishop's Wife (1947 B&W - By: Lynda, 21 Dec 2004 When you've been running round the shops & your head is in a whirl with alll the hustle & bustle leading up to Xmas, STOP... sit down & watch this film with a warm glass of mulled wine in front of the Xmas tree. At the end you will feel warm alll over.
I have watched this film for years. I just love it. I adore Cary Grant anyway but him & David Niven are beautifully paired together. The wonder The Angel brings to everyone is magical. The scenes in the professor's house, the skating in the park, they just don't make films like this these days.
I would recommend everyone to watch this film leading up to Xmas, lose yourself in it & get back that Xmas feeling. WATCH IT!!
