Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

At The Top Of The Year's "Ten Best" - The picture that earns for 1939 a proud place in motion-picture history!

Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

Date of release
1939-07-28
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (143)
Runtime
1h 54m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Sam Wood

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 7. Including: Academy Award for Best Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 romantic drama film starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson, and directed by Sam Wood. Based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Hilton, the film is about Mr. Chipping, a beloved aged school teacher and former headmaster of a boys' boarding school, who recalls his career and his personal life over the decades. Produced for the British division of MGM at Denham Studios, the film was dedicated to film producer Irving Thalberg, who died on 14 September 1936. At the 12th Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven awards, including Best Picture, and Donat, for his performance as Mr. Chipping, won the award for Best Actor.

Production

The AFI Catalog reports that Thalberg purchased Goodbye, Mr. Chips from galley proofs; he originally assigned Sidney Franklin to direct. After Franklin became an MGM producer, Sam Wood replaced him as director.

David Lewis said that the film was developed by Irving Thalberg as a vehicle for Charles Laughton and that Lewis suggested that R.C. Sherriff should write the script. However, when Thalberg died, it was reassigned to Robert Donat and Lewis was replaced by an English producer.

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