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Movie · 1947

The Bishop's Wife

“Have you heard about Cary and the bishop's wife?”

Released 25 December 1947 109 min Comedy / Fantasy / Drama / Romance More from 1947 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Margaret McWade
as Miss Trumbull
75
Sarah Edwards
as Mrs. Duffy
66
James Gleason
as Sylvester
65
Monty Woolley
as Professor Wutheridge
59
Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Hamilton
59
Ben Erway
as Mr. Perry
55
Claire Du Brey
as Second Lady in Michel's
55
Tito Vuolo
as Maggenti
54
Anne O'Neal
as Mrs. Ward
54
Sara Haden
as Mildred Cassaway
49
Regis Toomey
as Mr. Miller
49
Elsa Lanchester
as Matilda
45
Cary Grant
as Dudley
43
Isabel Jewell
as Hysterical Mother
40
David Niven
as Henry Brougham
37
Loretta Young
as Julia Brougham
34
Teddy Infuhr
as Attack Captain
11
Karolyn Grimes
as Debby Brougham
7
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
68years between the oldest and youngest billed
75Margaret McWade — oldest on the call sheet
7Karolyn Grimes — youngest billed
48average age of the credited cast
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