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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. It is also known by the alternative title The Bishop's Misadventures.
Original Release
09/13/1935
US Release
09/13/1935
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmund Gwenn | Bishop |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | Hester / Hester Grantham |
| Lucile Watson | Lady Emily / Lady Emily Lyons |
| Reginald Owen | Guy Waller |
| Norman Foster | Donald / Donald Meadows |
| Dudley Digges | 'Red' / Red |
| Melville Cooper | Collins |
| Lilian Bond | Mrs. Waller / Mrs. Millie Waller |
| Etienne Girardot | Brooke |
| Charles McNaughton | 'Frenchy' / Frenchy Thorpe |
Directors
Writers
George Auerbach, Monckton Hoffe, Leon Gordon, Frederick J. Jackson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edmund Gwenn | Bishop |
| Maureen O'Sullivan | Hester / Hester Grantham |
| Lucile Watson | Lady Emily / Lady Emily Lyons |
| Reginald Owen | Guy Waller |
| Norman Foster | Donald / Donald Meadows |
| Dudley Digges | 'Red' / Red |
| Melville Cooper | Collins |
| Lilian Bond | Mrs. Waller / Mrs. Millie Waller |
| Etienne Girardot | Brooke |
| Charles McNaughton | 'Frenchy' / Frenchy Thorpe |
| William Austin | Percy Cloud, Man Reading Book |
| Orrin Burke | Greek |
| Leonard Carey | Office Man |
| Andy Clyde | (scenes deleted) |
| Charles Coleman | Commissionaire |
| Clyde Cook | Mission Patron Leading Search for Frenchy |
| Edward Cooper | Waller's Butler |
| Chester Gan | Chinese Man Smoking |
| Earle Hodgins | Mission Patron Helping Search for Frenchy |
| Eddie Lee | Chinese Man Mixing Opium |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
