Good Morning, Miss Dove

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NR,1hr 47min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1955

Director:

Henry Koster

Distributor:

20th Century Fox

Starring:

Jennifer Jones, Robert Stack, Kipp Hamilton ... More

Synopsis: This distaff variation of the Goodbye Mr. Chips theme is based on a novel by Frances Gray Patton. While confined to a sickbed, ageing New England schoolteacher Miss Dove (Jennifer Jones) recalls the many students who passed through her classroom. Among her now-grown-up prize pupils are surgeon Tom Baker (Robert Stack), policeman Bill Holloway (Chuck Connors) and playright Maurice (Jerry Paris), all of whom were able to overcome difficult childhoods and strive for success with the help of Miss Dove. ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Good Morning, Miss Dove is the kind of film that values sentimentality above drama (or even melodrama), and if taken on those terms, it's a pretty rewarding little diversion. Although there are obvious comparisons to Goodbye, Mr. Chips, it's perhaps more interesting to compare it to It's a Wonderful Life. Capra's classic, which also uses an extensive flashback technique and demonstrates the profound ... Read Review