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Cheers for Miss Bishop

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
732
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William Gargan and Martha Scott in Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.Dedicated Midwestern teacher Ella Bishop is distressed when her fiancé runs off with her vixenish cousin Amy. After Amy dies in childbirth, Ella is left to care for Amy's daughter Hope.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
732
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  • Director
    • Tay Garnett
  • Writers
    • Bess Streeter Aldrich(novel "Miss Bishop")
    • Stephen Vincent Benet(screen adaptation)
    • Adelaide Heilbron(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martha Scott
    • William Gargan
    • Edmund Gwenn
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  • Director
    • Tay Garnett
  • Writers
    • Bess Streeter Aldrich(novel "Miss Bishop")
    • Stephen Vincent Benet(screen adaptation)
    • Adelaide Heilbron(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martha Scott
    • William Gargan
    • Edmund Gwenn
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    • 20User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Martha Scott
    Martha Scott
    • Ella Bishop
    William Gargan
    William Gargan
    • Sam Peters
    Edmund Gwenn
    Edmund Gwenn
    • President Corcoran
    Sterling Holloway
    Sterling Holloway
    • Chris Jensen
    Dorothy Peterson
    Dorothy Peterson
    • Mrs. Bishop
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • John Stevens
    Mary Anderson
    Mary Anderson
    • Amy Saunders
    Donald Douglas
    Donald Douglas
    • Delbert Thompson
    Marsha Hunt
    Marsha Hunt
    • Hope Thompson
    John Archer
    John Archer
    • Richard Clark
    • (as Ralph Bowman)
    Lois Ranson
    Lois Ranson
    • Gretchen Clark
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Minna Fields
    Knox Manning
    Knox Manning
    • Anton Radcheck
    John Arledge
    John Arledge
    • 'Snapper' MacRae
    Jack Mulhall
    Jack Mulhall
    • Professor Carter
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    • Professor Lancaster
    Helen MacKellar
    Helen MacKellar
    • Miss Patton
    William Farnum
    William Farnum
    • Judge Peters
    • Director
      • Tay Garnett
    • Writers
      • Bess Streeter Aldrich(novel "Miss Bishop")
      • Stephen Vincent Benet(screen adaptation)
      • Adelaide Heilbron(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
    • Quotes

      John Stevens: [Reading from J. M. Barrie's book, The Little Minister] The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.

      Ella Bishop: [Interrupting] Would you mind reading that again? Just the last sentence.

      John Stevens: The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story... and writes another.

      Ella Bishop: I suppose that's true, isn't it? We dream dreams and... Do go on.

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    6/10
    Cheers for Miss Scott, but Not for Miss Bishop
    Sentimental, melodramatic, and ultimately unconvincing, "Cheers for Miss Bishop" bears more than a passing resemblance to "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," which was released a couple years earlier. Although the dialog implies that Miss Bishop has deeply influenced her students over the decades of her teaching at a Midwestern college, the film focuses more on the parade of suitors that pass through the family home courting Miss Bishop, her sister, her niece, and her grandniece in turn, than on the student-teacher relationships. Miss Bishop's teaching career is only glimpsed between romantic interludes that assert that even spinster schoolteachers have love lives. Unfortunately, the men in Miss Bishop's life are singularly unattractive and ineligible, except of course for the faithful love-smitten friend that she consistently refuses.

    However, despite the flaws in the script, which strives in vain to encompass the personal and global events of a half century into 95 minutes of screen time, the film does have some saving graces. Martha Scott as Miss Ella Bishop is convincing throughout, even in the face of embarrassingly corny lines and cardboard situations. The character ages from her late teens to her early 70's, and, aided only with the white hair and light age makeup of the period, Scott remains convincing throughout. However, unlike the endearing Mr. Chips, Miss Bishop is somewhat brittle and rigid, especially in her mature years, and she does not engender affection from the audience or even from her students, as evidenced by the forced tributes they render during the predictable retirement dinner. Besides Scott, Edmund Gwenn as the college head and Bishop's mentor also rises above the script, although the rest of the cast tends to blur together. However, the distinctive and familiar voice of Rand Brooks, who played Scarlett O'Hara's first husband in "Gone with the Wind," will revive dozing viewers near the end when he appears as yet another suitor.

    Tay Garnett's direction can only be described as workmanlike, and, despite the short running time and episodic structure, viewers may glance at their watches from time to time. Although the sets have the cozy fake feeling that distinguished studio films of the era, the black-and-white cinematography is only adequate. While a retelling of "Mr. Chips" from the distaff side may have seemed like a sure-fire project, the film's intended audience of young females today would probably fidget as much as their male counterparts over the syrupy sentiment and quaint conventions portrayed. With a hopelessly dated script, "Cheers for Miss Bishop" is worthy viewing primarily for the performances of Scott and Gwen. However, those who gag on Hallmark greeting cards may want to pass on this one.
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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Farväl miss Bishop
    • Filming locations
      • University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    • Production company
      • Richard A. Rowland Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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