Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) DVD [Remastered Edition]

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Martha Scott's brilliant performance stands out among a host of great ones in this unforgettable and heartbreaking old movie about a woman who won every heart - except the one she truly cherished. Yes, this touching film belongs to Martha Scott who seems to have saved her best for Cheers for Miss Bishop.

The narrative covers the life of a dedicated teacher who puts her own interests on the back burner, preferring to devote her energies for the advancement of education at the Midwestern University. The role was tailor-made for the charming and dignified Scott who did not disappoint either director Tay Garnett or her innumerable adoring fans across the U.S.

Scott's ability to convey even the subtlest emotions with ease and conviction is what sets her apart as a fabulous artist. Excellent performances by her co-actors, insightful direction by Tay Garnett and imaginative camera work by lens man Hal Mohr superbly support her memorable contribution to the success of this Hollywood classic.

Seldom has an actress been credited with carrying a movie single handedly, and Scott is surely among the exceptions. Her poise and self-assurance lends an aura of invincibility to the character she portrays.

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Martha Scott's brilliant performance stands out among a host of great ones in this unforgettable and heartbreaking old movie about a woman who won every heart - except the one she truly cherished. Yes, this touching film belongs to Martha Scott who seems to have saved her best for Cheers for Miss Bishop.

Experience this moving saga of a woman who, though heartbroken, faced life with dignity and élan till the very end.

Customer Reviews:

"Oldie, But Goodie".......2007-03-24

I bought the DVD of this movie primarily as an exercise in nostalgia. It was a mainstay on local Los Angeles television, enabling channels in the early 1950's to stay on the air until their sign-off time of 10pm or so by showing it repeatedly. All told, as a child I must have seen it close to 100 times.

To my surprise, it holds up remarkably well as romantic melodrama. Martha Scott and William Gargan give affecting performances, as do the various actors playing the wide assortment of students influenced through the years by Miss Bishop of Midwestern, a woman unlucky in love, but blessed in her career. If the film has a weakness, I would say it's in the performance of Mary Anderson, whose winking and blinking as a hormonally overactive teen is almost laughably over the top. But this is a minor flaw, one which does not appreciably interfere with the pleasure of seeing this film once again after so many years.

A job well done.......2007-03-14

Thank you A2ZCDS for putting all these great movies onto DVD. The quality is the best I have seen for movies of this age. I strongly recommend this and any product from this production house.

High Energy Chick Flick.......2006-07-24

This is one of the best classic chick flicks I've sen in a while. It's heavy on the romance but the main thrust is that a woman can overcome any obstacle in her path if she just stays true to herself. Of course the mainstay of the film is her competing with another woman for the man she loves, but that's incidental to the overall theme of female courage. It's a strong showing from the 1940s and very well preserved.

Martha Scott Romance.......2006-05-22

This is the type of 1940s romance film that they don't make anymore. The basic story has been told a billion times but always seems to work. A woman falls in love with a man, but there is competition and the girl has to find a way to keep him while maintaining her pride. I'm not sure why they don't use this basic plot anymore in Holywood, because it always makes for an interesting story. Martha Scott used to be a screen legend, but has been forgotten about lately and this is a good film to remind yourself why she was so famous at the time.

Thanks a2zcds.com for preserving this great movie on DVD.......2006-05-03

"Cheers for Miss Bishop is one classic that no aspiring actress or fan of Martha Scott should miss. It portrays vividly what a person can achieve through sheer determination. Probably what made the movie such a memorable one is the fact that the character she plays resembles her own life of struggle and victory over circumstance that few would face with such grit and courage. I personally would recommend this fabulous Hollywood classic to all young ladies who seem to be groping for a meaning in life."

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Cheers For Miss Bishop
Starring: Martha Scott; William Gargan; Donald Douglas; Sidney Blackmer; Edmund Gwenn; Sterling Holloway; Rosemary De Camp
Director: Tay Garnett
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Cheers for Miss Bishop
Starring: Martha Scott , William Gargan , Edmund Gwenn , Sterling Holloway , and Dorothy Peterson
Director: Tay Garnett
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Customer Reviews:

Yes, Virginia, people really used to be like this........2006-11-05

This movie is a rarity for people interested in realistic human dramas. The values of integrity and determination to succeed will seem incomprehensible to viewers under 35, but older viewers will find it refreshing to remember a time when such attitudes were commonplace.

Martha Scott's performance is impressive, since the character she plays goes through every age from teen to ancient. Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street) gives a touching performance as the headmaster. And a host of support players add invaluable touches as various students and friends whom Miss Bishop comes into contact with.

A word about versions. The so-called Remastered version isn't. Not only that, but its sound and picture quality are poor and much worse than my videotape version on VHS from AlphaVideo. I haven't seen the other DVD version, so can't comment on it. My advice is to buy the VHS, the one with the cover image.

Martha Scott a quiet gem.......2006-10-22

Martha Scott never reached stardom as a Bette Davis or Joan Crawford but she was one of our best actresses nevertheless. I love this movie. It also reminded me of another movie not out on DVD "Good Morning, Miss Dove" with Jennifer Jones. Both films salute teachers that inspire their students to be better than themselves.

Cheers for Martha Scott.......2005-05-19

Martha Scott is barely remembered today and even more rarely mentioned when movie buffs talk about their favorite classic film stars. She was something quite special, however, and in this adaption of Bess Streeter Aldrich's novel "Miss Bishop" she had her shining moment. Tay Garnett was the helmsman for this wonderful film full of warmth and sentiment, spanning decades in the life of a small town teacher. Despite its scope, there is an intimate feel because of Scott's beautiful restrained performance as the pretty Miss Bishop.

Martha Scott is unforgettable as the young Ella Bishop, full of dreams and enthusiasm for learning. She is the prettiest girl in the new college, Midwestern, and could easily marry the one constant in her life, Sam (William Gargan), if she did not love him so as a friend. When she is part of the first graduating class at Midwestern she sends out many enthusiastic teaching inquiries so she can leave Old River and see life.

But when no responses are forthcoming, she is offered a job teaching freshman english by Professor Corcoran (Edmund Gwenn) at her beloved Midwestern. Ella is young and filled with joy at the prospect of teaching at the very school she has so much affection for, and knows she has many years to marry and see the world. She goes to bat for her students like no other teacher and impacts their lives in a way she will only discover decades later.

Sam remains a constant in her life but she is swept off her feet by someone else and prepares for her wedding with glee, as everything begins to fall into place as it should. But her younger sister Amy is brash and jealous of her beau and sets out to steal him. He is weak and ends up going away with Amy instead but will leave her because there is no real love there. Amy returns home in shame and about to give birth seeking her sister's forgiveness.

Though it is not the family she had dreamed of, Ella raises Amy's baby as her own child when Amy dies giving birth to the baby girl Ella will name Hope. Ella meets and has a romance with the true love of her life, Professor Stevens, as she becomes more and more involved with her teaching. Ella becomes as much a part of Midwestern as the ground it is built on. Their love is real but he is married and his wife refuses to divorce him.

Their deep love is put to the test when he asks Ella to go with him to romantic Italy. Ella knows there can be no family in such an illicit affair and does not want to sully the memory of their love with it. Only many years later will her heart truly be broken when the slim hope of their love is permanently crushed by tragedy.

Lovely Marsha Hunt is Ella's girl Hope. She is the one who will wear the wedding dress meant for Ella in a touching moment. Years later Ella will advise Hope's daughter Gretchen when she has the same choice to make as Ella had concerning a married man. Thanks to Ella, Gretchen will make the right decision and find a true love meant for her as Ella could not.

Ella weathers the changes in her beloved Midwestern and the world itself over the years as she sees WWI and the horseless carriage come to pass. There is love of friends and family but still the bittersweet knowledge of a hope chest full but never used in this warm and wonderful film.

Martha Scott is this entire film, and the sweet and sentimental atmosphere flourishes due to her underplayed performance. I suspect every teacher will love this film, especially those involved with a school which is more than just a building.

The quality of the print used for this Alpha video is very good. The Oscar nominated score from Edward Ward, however, does not sound as good but will do so you can see this heartwarming film at an inexpensive price.

Martha Scott may not be spoken of much today, but will always be remebered by you once you see Cheers for Miss Bishop.

"A Toast to Martha Scott".......2002-04-11

I have seen this movie only once, as a young child.I have much respect for a movie that touched my heart. If I can remember a movie;such as this one for many years and haven't seen it again. You know somehow through my life growing up, now as an adult, I feel somehow through the years the memories of Cheers for Miss Bishop , will never go away, I'd love to find this movie again and hopefully have one for myself. Truthfully, Martha Scott did a remarkably superb job in this magnificent film as Miss Ella Bishop. I raise my hat off to her and toast a lady who did very well in her field.

A Great, Heartwarming Story.......1999-08-29

"Cheers For Miss Bishop" is one of those undiscovered classics that have virtually been ignored. This film has much of the sentimental flavor of Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life"--which was also ignored for decades before another generation came along and "discovered" it.Martha Scott's portrayal of Miss Ella Bishop, the spinster college professor who's eternally unlucky at love, is a thoroughly convincing performance. She is surrounded by a great cast of character actors. The ending is a bit schmaltsy, but satisfying nonetheless. See this film and return back to a time when you could count on having friends for a lifetime.

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Cheers for Miss Bishop
Starring: Mary Anderson , John Arledge , Sidney Blackmer , Ralph Bowman , and Rosemary de Camp
Director: Tay Garnett
Manufacturer: Alpha Home Entertainment
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The heart-warming life story of a small town school teacher, depicting her loves, tears and joys.

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