• 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m
The Bishop Misbehaves

Summary On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way. View more details

  • 1935
  • Approved
  • 1h 25m

The Bishop Misbehaves

Directed : Ewald André Dupont

Written : Frederick J. Jackson Leon Gordon George Auerbach

Stars : Maureen O'Sullivan Reginald Owen Lucile Watson Edmund Gwenn

All cast & crew

6.6

Details

Genres : Comedy Crime

Release date : Sep 12, 1935

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Summary On a walking tour of English cathedrals, Donald Meadows meets Hester Granthem in church. Hearing he is from that hot-bed of crime, Chicago, Hester asks Donald to help her in a robbery she has planned. Thinking it a joke, he plays along; but Hester is serious, and hearing that she plans to rob Mr. Waller, the man who has cheated her father out of thousands of pounds, Donald agrees. A robbery at a pub is arranged, but the Bishop of Broadminster, an avid mystery fan, and his sister stumble into it. Playing detective the Bishop complicates matters and each side, the Bishop, the unscrupulous Waller, the gang Hester hires, and Hester and Donald, each get the upper hand along the way. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy Crime

Release date : Sep 12, 1935

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

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Edmund Gwenn in The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) Maureen O'Sullivan, Norman Foster, and Edmund Gwenn in The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) Maureen O'Sullivan, Norman Foster, and Edmund Gwenn in The Bishop Misbehaves (1935) Maureen O'Sullivan and Edmund Gwenn in The Bishop Misbehaves (1935)
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