The Bishop Misbehaves (film)

The Bishop Misbehaves
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Produced by	Lawrence Weingarten
Written by	Frederick J. Jackson (play) Leon Gordon Monckton Hoffe George Auerbach
Starring	Edmund Gwenn Maureen O'Sullivan Lucile Watson Reginald Owen
Music by	Edward Ward
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	James E. Newcom
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	September 13, 1935
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Bishop Misbehaves is a 1935 American comedy crime film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Sullivan and Lucile Watson. It was based on the 1934 play of the same title by Frederick J. Jackson. Dupont made the film after signing a one-film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, having made his first American sound film the year before with Universal Pictures.^[1] It is also known by the alternative title The Bishop's Misadventures.

Synopsis

The Bishop of Broadminster, an avid reader of detective fiction, is drawn into a mysterious case of crime.

Cast

Edmund Gwenn as Bishop
Maureen O'Sullivan as Hester
Lucile Watson as Lady Emily
Reginald Owen as Guy Waller
Dudley Digges as 'Red'
Norman Foster as Donald
Lilian Bond as Mrs. Waller
Melville Cooper as Collins
Robert Greig as Rosalind
Charles McNaughton as 'Frenchy'
Etienne Girardot as Brooke
Ivan F. Simpson as Mr. Grantham
Lumsden Hare as Constable

Radio adaptation

The Bishop Misbehaves was presented on Theatre Guild on the Air May 25, 1952. The one-hour adaptation starred Charles Laughton, Vanessa Brown, Josephine Hull, and Michael Evans.^[2]

References

↑ St. Pierre p.23
↑ "Abel, Walter". radioGOLDINdex. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

Bibliography

Glancy, H. Mark. When Hollywood Loved Britain: The Hollywood 'British' Film 1939-1945. Manchester University Press, 1999.
St. Pierre, Paul Matthew. E.A. Dupont and his Contribution to British Film: Varieté, Moulin Rouge, Piccadilly, Atlantic, Two Worlds, Cape Forlorn. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2010

External links

The Bishop Misbehaves at the Internet Movie Database

The films of E. A. Dupont

Europa postlagernd (1918)
Midnight (1918)
Der Teufel (1918)
Die Japanerin (1919)
Das Geheimnis des Amerika-Docks (1919)
The Mask (1919)
Die Spione (1919)
The Apache of Marseilles (1919)
Das Derby - Ein Detektivroman auf dem grünen Rasen (1919)
Alkohol (1919)
Der Würger der Welt (1920)
The Grand Babylon Hotel (1920)
The White Peacock (1920)
Whitechapel (1920)
Herztrumpf (1920)
Der Mord ohne Täter (1921)
The Vulture Wally (1921)
Kinder der Finsternis (1921)
Sie und die Drei (1922)
The Green Manuela (1923)
The Ancient Law (1923)
The Humble Man and the Chanteuse (1925)
Variety (1925)
Love Me and the World Is Mine (1927)
Moulin Rouge (1928)
Piccadilly (1929)
Atlantic (1929)
Atlantik (1929)
Atlantis (1930)
Two Worlds (1930)
Zwei Welten (1930)
Les deux mondes (1930)
Menschen im Käfig (1930)
Le cap perdu (1931)
Cape Forlorn (1931)
Salto Mortale (1931)
Salto Mortale (1931)
Peter Voss, Thief of Millions (1932)
The Marathon Runner (1933)
Ladies Must Love (1933)
The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
Forgotten Faces (1936)
A Son Comes Home (1936)
Night of Mystery (1937)
On Such a Night (1937)
Love on Toast (1937)
Hell's Kitchen (1939)
The Scarf (1951)
Pictura: An Adventure in Art (1951, co-director)
Problem Girls (1953)
The Neanderthal Man (1953)
The Steel Lady (1953)
Return to Treasure Island (1954)

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