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.
Cast
Cary Grant
Dudley
Loretta Young
Julia Brougham
David Niven
Henry Brougham
Monty Woolley
Professor Wutheridge
James Gleason
Sylvester
Gladys Cooper
Mrs. Hamilton
Elsa Lanchester
Matilda
Sara Haden
Mildred Cassaway
Karolyn Grimes
Debby Brougham
Tito Vuolo
Maggenti
Regis Toomey
Mr. Miller
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Duffy
Margaret McWade
Miss Trumbull
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Ward
Ben Erway
Mr. Perry
Erville Alderson
Stevens
Robert J. Anderson
Defense Captain
Teddy Infuhr
Attack Captain
Eugene Borden
Michel
Almira Sessions
First Lady in Michel's
Claire Du Brey
Second Lady in Michel's
Florence Auer
Third Lady in Michel's
Margaret Wells
Hat Shop Proprietress
Kitty O'Neil
Hat Shop Customer
Isabel Jewell
Hysterical Mother
David Leonard
Blind Man
Dorothy Vaughan
Delia
Edgar Dearing
Policeman
Sheryl Deauville
Singing Girl (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Edythe Elliott
Saleslady (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Joseph J. Greene
Santa Claus (uncredited)
Thomas Martin
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Churchgoer (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Henry Koster
Director
Leonardo Bercovici
Screenplay
Robert E. Sherwood
Screenplay
Robert Nathan
Novel
Monica Collingwood
Editor
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Joseph Boyle
Assistant Director
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Bert Shipman
Camera Operator
Adrian
Costume Design
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Marie Clark
Hairstylist
Robert Stephanoff
Makeup Artist
Fred Lau
Sound Recordist
Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Hugo Friedhofer
Original Music Composer
Charles Henderson
Music Director
Emil Newman
Music Director
Julia Heron
Set Decoration
Hal McAlpin
Still Photographer
Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor
Charles Brackett
Additional Writing
Billy Wilder
Additional Writing
Vic Jones
Gaffer
Raoul Pagel
Production Manager
Leon Fromkess
Executive In Charge Of Production
Perry Ferguson
Art Direction
George Jenkins
Art Direction
Jerome Moross
Orchestrator
Dorothea Holt
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