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Cary Grant plays Dudley the angel in The Bishop's Wife, a film ubiquitous on TV during the holiday season and available on tape year-round. The Capraesque movie follows Grant's charismatic Dudley as he reunites an ambitious clergyman (a worn-looking David Niven) with his neglected spouse (a luminous Loretta Young). Dudley executes his good deeds with such relaxed good cheer, incandescent charm, and beautifully toothy smiles that he captivates everyone in town -- not to mention anybody watching the movie. Grant's turn is thoroughly convincing because he himself appears to be having a terrific time: He's expansive, graceful, and seems always on the verge of chuckling with goodwill.
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