The Bishop's Wife - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Bishop's Wife"
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Timing:
1:49 (109 min)
7.1/10
225
225
7.173/10
2055
2055
7.6/10
24000
24000
Actors and characters
Margaret McWade
Character Miss Trumbull
Ben Erway
Character Mr. Perry
Robert J. Anderson
Character Defense Captain
Teddy Infuhr
Character Attack Captain
Almira Sessions
Character First Lady in Michel's
Florence Auer
Character Third Lady in Michel's
Margaret Wells
Character Hat Shop Proprietress
Kitty O'Neil
Character Hat Shop Customer
David Leonard
Character Blind Man
Dorothy Vaughan
Character Delia
Sheryl Deauville
Character Singing Girl (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Character Churchgoer (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott
Character Saleslady (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Character Churchgoer (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene
Character Santa Claus (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Character Churchgoer (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Character Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Initially, Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach, 1904-1986) played the bishop, and David Niven (1910-1983) played the messenger from heaven. When William A. Seiter left the director's chair, he was replaced by Henry Koster (1905-1988). He reviewed all the footage and decided that Grant and Niven should switch roles. Grant initially resisted and wanted to play the bishop. Later, his performance as the angel was called one of the best roles of his entire career.
- William A. Seiter was initially in the director's chair, but producer Samuel Goldwyn (1879-1974) insisted on his replacement. What Henry Koster produced didn't appeal much to audiences at preview screenings, so some scenes had to be rewritten and reshot. There is no mention in the credits that Billy Wilder (1906-2002) and Charles Brackett (1892-1969) participated in the screenplay.
- While working on the scene of the conversation between Cary Grant (1904-1986) and Loretta Young (1913-2000), director Henry Koster (1905-1988) initially positioned the actors facing each other, but both began to complain that they were facing the camera with the "wrong side" of their faces. To face the camera with the "right side" of their faces, the actors needed to look in the same direction, but then they wouldn't be facing each other. The director then filmed them through a window, so Grant was slightly behind his partner, and both were looking in the same direction. The next day, producer Samuel Goldwyn (1882-1974) appeared on set and scolded the director for filming the scene in such a manner. He asked Young and Grant to explain what the problem was. The actors told the producer about the "right" and "wrong" sides of their faces, after which he completely lost his temper and declared, "Since you are only showing half of your face, you will only receive half of your fee!" and then left the set in anger. After that, the issue of the "right" and "wrong" side of the face was never raised again.
- During the filming of long shots of skiing, a stunt double for Cary Grant wearing a mask with features more or less resembling Grant's face was used. This was done despite Grant's protests. Loretta Young's skiing was also portrayed by a stunt double.
- Initially, William A. Seiter (1890-1964) was appointed as the film's director, and the bishop's wife was played by Teresa Wright (1918-2005).
- During the filming of long shots of ice skating, a stunt double for Cary Grant wearing a mask with features more or less resembling Grant's was used. This was done despite Grant’s protests. Loretta Young’s ice skating scenes were also performed by a stunt double.
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