Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) is a British film based on the novel of the same name by James Hilton. It was directed by Sam Wood, and starred Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn, John Mills and Paul Henreid. The screenplay was adapted from the novel by R. C. Sherriff, Claudine West and Eric Maschwitz. Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883, Philadelphia - September 22, 1949, Hollywood) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. ... Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958) was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. ... Greer Garson in Random Harvest (1942) Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was an Academy Award winning actress, most known for being the leading lady in many pictures co-starring Walter Pidgeon. ... Terry Kilburn is a former child actor. ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1938 in film 1939 1940 in film 1930s in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as the greatest year in film history. ... Michael Caine in Get Carter (1971) The United Kingdom has been influential in the technological, commercial, and artistic development of cinema. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... James Hilton (September 9, 1900 - December 20, 1954) was a popular English novelist of the first half of the 20th century. ... Samuel Grosvenor (Sam) Wood (July 10, 1883, Philadelphia - September 22, 1949, Hollywood) was a prolific Hollywood director, he also did some production, writing, and to a lesser extent, acting work. ... Friedrich Robert Donath (March 18, 1905 – June 9, 1958) was a distinguished English film and stage actor of English, Polish and German descent. ... Greer Garson in Random Harvest (1942) Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson (September 29, 1904 – April 6, 1996) was an Academy Award winning actress, most known for being the leading lady in many pictures co-starring Walter Pidgeon. ... Terry Kilburn is a former child actor. ... John Mills as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the Thames Television science-fiction serial Quatermass (1979). ... Henreid in Casablanca Paul Georg Julius Hernreid Ritter von Wassel-Waldingau, (January 10, 1908 - March 29, 1992), known professionally as Paul Henreid, was an actor and film director probably best known for his roles in Casablanca and Now, Voyager. ... A screenplay or script is a blueprint for producing a motion picture. ... Robert Cedric Sherriff (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English writer. ... Eric Maschwitz (1901-1969) (sometimes credited as Holt Marvell) was a British entertainer, writer and broadcaster. ...

The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Direction, Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Film Editing, and Sound. It was up against Gone with the Wind in all seven categories; Robert Donat won for Best Actor, beating out Clark Gable, but Goodbye, Mr. Chips lost to Gone With the Wind in five of the six remaining categories (in the sixth, Best Sound, both lost to the otherwise undistinguished When Tomorrow Comes). Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which are voted on by others within the industry. ... The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best director of the past year. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay is one of the Academy Awards, the most prominent film awards in the United States. ... The Academy Award for Film Editing was first given for films issued in 1934. ... The Academy Award for Sound Mixing is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most aesthetic sound mixing or recording, and is generally awarded to the production sound mixers and re-recording mixers of the winning film. ... Gone with the Wind is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchells 1936 novel of the same name. ... Clark Gable with 8th AF in Britain, 1943 Clark Gable (February 1, 1901–November 16, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning American film actor and the biggest box office star of the early sound film era. ...

Summary

The film charts begins in 1933. Mr. Chipping, well into his eighties, is kept at home with a cold. He falls asleep and dreams of his 48-year career (relayed in flashback). 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For a villain character in Codename: Kids Next Door, see Common Cold (Codename: Kids Next Door) Acute nasopharyngitis, often known as the common cold, is a mild viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system (nose and throat). ... Look up flashback in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

When 22-year-old Mr. Chipping first arrives as a Latin teacher in Brookfield Public School in 1870, he becomes a target of many rambunctious practical jokes. His unpopularity and stiffness cost him a promotion oppurtunity in 1888. However the German teacher Max (Paul Heinreid) saves him from despair by bringing him on holiday to his native Austria, where Chipping, on a dangerous mountain climbing expedition, saves Kathy Ellis (Garson)(even though she certainly didn't need to be saved!). Kathy is a feisty fancy-free English suffragette on a cycling holiday. They meet again in Vienna and dance to the Blue Danube Waltz. This piece of music is used as leitmotif, symbolising Chipping's love for her. Even though she is considerably younger and livelier than he, she agrees to marry him. They return to England, where Kathy takes up residence in "Mr. Chips's" on-campus residence. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... A practical joke or prank is a practice intended to be humorous (usually in action, not just in words) in which another person is fooled, annoyed, or embarrassed in what the perpetrator imagines to be a mild and light-hearted fashion. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Suffragette with banner, Washington DC, 1918 The title of suffragette was given to members of the womens suffrage movement in the United Kingdom. ... Vienna (German: Wien ; Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian: Beč, Czech: Vídeň, Hungarian: Bécs, Romanian: Viena, Romani: Bech or Vidnya, Russian: Вена, Slovak: Viedeň, Slovenian: Dunaj) is the capital of Austria, and also one of the nine States of Austria. ... The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op. ...

During their tragically short marriage (she dies in childbirth), she teaches him how to be a better, more popular teacher. He acquires a flair for Latin puns. As the years pass, Chips evolves into a public-school institution, developing a rapport with generations of students; at one point, he teaches the son and grandson of a student from the 1870s. Under some pressure from a more "modern" Headmaster, Chips retires in 1913, at age 65, but is summoned to serve yet again as a Master and even as Interim Headmaster, because of the shortage of teachers due to the war. At one point during an air attack from a German Zeppelin, Chips keeps his head and insists that the boys keep on construing their Latin--the story of Julius Caesar's battles with the Germanic tribes. As the Great War drags on, Chips receives news of many old boys and teachers who die in battle; every Sunday he reads their names aloud into the Roll of Honour. Upon finding out that Max has died as well--fighting on the German side--Chips, symbolizing the decency being consumed by the slaughter, defiantly reads Max's name out in chapel. This famous scene taught the British and U.S. audiences that good people can die for the enemy. He retires permanently in 1918, and as the flashback returns to 1933, he dies peacefully in his sleep, comforted by the memories of thousands of boys he has guided and taught over nearly five decades. Childbirth (also called labo(u)r, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mothers uterus. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, one of the two zeppelins that carried passengers from Germany to the United States. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion because: it is patent nonsense. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Quotes

Mr. Chips' last words: I thought you said it was a pity... pity I never had children. But you're wrong, I have. Thousands of them ... thousands of them ... and all boys.

Trivia

The film was shot at Repton School. Overview The Arch, Repton School Repton School, founded in 1557, is a public school in Derbyshire, England. ...

34-year old Donat ages by 63 years (1870-1933) over the course of the film. He famosly said abut the moustache he wore: "As soon as I put the moustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a geat airedale comeout of a puddle." The Airedale Terrier (often shortened to Airedale) is a large and versatile terrier dog breed originating from Airedale in Yorkshire, England, in the UK. It is often called the King of Terriers because it is the largest of the terrier breeds, 50 to 70 pounds (23-32 kg). ...

Greer Garson was initially offered a contract for MGM in 1937, but refused all the minor parts she was offered until she got the role of Kathy Ellis in this film.

The film was dedicated to the memory of Irving Thalberg. Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899 - September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. ...

External link

• Goodbye, Mr. Chips at The Internet Movie Database