该电影由亨利·科斯特执导，加里·格兰特、洛丽泰·扬、大卫·尼文等主演，于1947年上映。在111分钟的叙事中，《仁慈天使》（又名：主教之妻、主教的妻子、毕晓普的妻子）An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family’s affections, as Christmas approaches.