 The film was adapted by Leonardo Bercovici and Robert E. Sherwood from the 1928 novel of the same name by Robert Nathan.It was remade in 1996 as "The Preacher's Wife" starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance.Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven), troubled with funding the building of a new cathedral, prays for divine guidance.