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Useless Information Podcast

Bad Apples #5 - The Bishop's Wife - UI #186

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, my wife Mary Jane joins me to review the 1947 classic Christmas movie "The Bishop’s Wife," starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven. Released just one year after the classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” we discuss whether this movie is of the same caliber. And even if it isn’t, is the movie worth seeing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're listening to an airwave media podcast.

0:05.6

You know, when I was young, I used to love all the Christmas cartoons that they run on TV

0:08.8

each year.

0:09.8

You know, whether that be an annual visit from Rudolph, Frosty, Charlie Brown, or even

0:14.0

the Grinch, I loved every single minute of them.

0:18.6

But the strange thing is that I never saw any of the classic Christmas movies until I was

0:22.6

an adult.

0:23.6

I'm quite certain that I saw Home of Loan and National Ampune's Christmas vacation long

0:28.6

before I ever saw Miracle on 34th Street, and it's a wonderful life.

0:32.9

Well, today my wife, Mary Jane, will be joining me to discuss the lesser-known 1947 Christmas

0:38.4

movie The Bishops' Wife, and it starred Carrie Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven.

0:45.3

So is this movie another classic like it's a wonderful life, or could it actually be

0:49.6

a dud?

0:50.6

Well, in a few moments we'll let you know if The Bishops' Wife is worthy of being ranked

0:54.9

among the best Christmas movies of all time.

0:59.8

I am Steve Sultman, and this is the Useless Information Podcast.

1:11.3

So Mary Jane, welcome back to The Podcast.

1:13.4

Thank you.

1:14.4

This movie we're about to talk about, The Bishops' Wife, we watched over your Thanksgiving

1:18.0

break.

1:19.0

Yes, yep, that's right.

1:21.2

And I had suggested to you right before Thanksgiving that maybe to do something all different

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