Goodbye, Mr. Chips1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939
Arthur Chipping arrives at Brookfield School as a shy young Latin master whom the boys tease mercilessly. Over sixty years, and through his marriage to the warm-hearted Katherine, he becomes the school's beloved "Mr. Chips."
The default: films the whole family can watch together; any scary or intense moments for the littlest viewers are flagged in the Context Notes.
Why it’s here
A stiff schoolmaster is warmed by a good wife into a beloved teacher of generations of boys. A tender portrait of faithful service and of what a marriage can make of a man.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
Kathy dies in childbirth along with the baby, and WWI kills former students; the deaths are handled gently but may sadden sensitive children. Mild drinking and cigars.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- What changed Mr. Chips?
- Why did the boys love him in the end?
- How did Kathy help him?
- What did he mean when he said he had thousands of children?
Content advisory
IMDb parents guide (via WebSearch): no violence, profanity, or frightening scenes; deaths in childbirth and in WWI without graphic detail; mild drinking and cigars.
Trailer
Best edition
The disc comes first.
Goodbye Mr. Chips Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection)
Blu-ray · January 24, 2023
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