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21/02/1941 Comedy, Drama 1h 35m
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The WOMAN you'll never forget! The LOVE STORY you'll never forget! The PICTURE you'll never forget!

Overview

Ella Bishop is an inhibited girl whose frustrations grow as she approaches womanhood. As a women, her ambitions to teach cause her to lose her only opportunity for true love. Ella's life becomes one of missed chances and wrong choices. As she reaches old age, she reflects back and realizes she allowed the years to go by without achieving what she believes to be her true fulfillment. However, her years have not been without glory, and her moment of triumph arrives when her numerous now-famous students from over the years, return to honor their beloved Miss Bishop.

  1. Tay Garnett

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Martha Scott

    Ella Bishop

  2. William Gargan

    Sam Peters

  3. Edmund Gwenn

    President Corcoran

  4. Sterling Holloway

    Chris Jensen

  5. Dorothy Peterson

    Mrs. Bishop

  6. Sidney Blackmer

    John Stevens

  7. Mary Anderson

    Amy Saunders

  8. Donald Douglas

    Delbert Thompson

  9. Marsha Hunt

    Hope Thompson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-20
In some ways, this reminded me of “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (1939) in that it quite touchingly illustrates the dedication of a schoolteacher to a profession that frequently saw their own lives being sacrificed. It also features a character who isn’t always appreciated by her students or even by some of her professional colleagues as time marches on. “Ella Bishop” (Martha Scott) has always been keen on education and takes great pride in being a woman of letters. She shines at school and is picked by its principal (Edmund Gwenn) to teach the younger kids English - a task that turns out to b...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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