Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • 1939

    Release Date

  • July 28th, 1939

  • Runtime

  • 114 minutes

  • Synopsis

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips, based on James Hilton's novel, is a melodrama about a shy British teacher named Mr. Chipping (Robert Donat) who devotes his life to teaching "his boys" after the death of his lovely, energetic American wife Katherine (Greer Garson). Told via flashbacks, the film features an aged Mr. Chipping looking back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who've touched his life over the years. Donat was the recipient of a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the title character, and the film features the debut performance of a young Garson.

  • CAST

  • Robert Donat - Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips',   Greer Garson - Katherine 'Kathy',   Terry Kilburn - John Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley II / Peter Colley III,   John Mills - Peter Colley as a Young Man,   Paul Henreid - Max Staefel,   Judith Furse - Flora,   Lyn Harding - Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby,   Milton Rosmer - Chatteris,   Frederick Leister - Marsham,   Louise Hampton - Mrs. Wickett,   Austin Trevor - Ralston,   David Tree - Jackson,   Edmund Breon - Colonel Morgan,   Jill Furse - Helen Colley,   Scott Sunderland - Sir John Colley,   Leonard Boucher - (uncredited),   Henry Caine - Bit Role (uncredited),   David Croft - Greengrocer's Boy Perkins (uncredited),   Leo de Pokorny - Bit Role (uncredited),   Clive Dunn - Youth (uncredited),   Cyril Frankel - Schoolboy Extra (uncredited),   Peter Gawthorne - Army General (uncredited),   Dane Gordon - Cast Member (uncredited),   Martita Hunt - British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited),   Simon Lack - Wainwright (uncredited),   John Longden - Raven (uncredited),   Patrick Ludlow - (uncredited),   Guy Middleton - McCulloch (uncredited),   Phyllis Morris - (uncredited),   Cyril Raymond - Teacher (uncredited),   J.H. Roberts - Doctor (uncredited),   Michael Shepley - Teacher (uncredited),   Nigel Stock - John Forrester (uncredited),   Ronald Ward - (uncredited),   Caven Watson - (uncredited)     

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