![]() ![]() Hamilton who learns a thing or two about humility. Gladys Cooper is also a distinguished face in the film. David Niven plays the preoccupied bishop who is trying to bring the moneyed people of town to his side in order to erect his monument to his own ego. Julia, the bishop's wife, plays the neglected woman with conviction. Cary Grant is Dudley, the man/angel who turns everything he touches into a lesson on how to be kind. ![]() It seems as though Dudley is pointing to the arrival of Christmas at a time, perhaps, when the season had still a non-commercial aspect and it was, after all, a family affair. In fact, I am surprised it doesn't play more during Christmas, or maybe I have missed seeing it around that time of the year that is the setting for the angel's appearance. This film, directed by Henry Koster, is a classic. The message is how we humans get so involved in things that are so unimportant that we miss the big picture. ![]() He touches everyone he encounters in a positive way. Dudley, the angel, comes to earth to teach a thing or two to the people of this town, or so it seems. ![]()
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