Cheers for Miss Bishop

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.

Cast

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

as Ella Bishop

William Gargan

William Gargan

as Sam Peters

Edmund Gwenn

Edmund Gwenn

as President Corcoran

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Holloway

as Chris Jensen

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

as Mrs. Bishop

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

as John Stevens

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson

as Amy Saunders

Donald Douglas

Donald Douglas

as Delbert Thompson

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

as Hope Thompson

John Archer

John Archer

as Richard Clark (as Ralph Bowman)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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 h...

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