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.
Released: Feb 21, 1941
Runtime: 95 minutes
Stars: Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn, Sterling Holloway, Dorothy Peterson, Sidney Blackmer
Crew: Tay Garnett (Director), Adelaide Heilbron (Screenplay), Stephen Vincent Benet (Adaptation), Sheridan Gibney (Screenplay), Bess Streeter Aldrich (Novel), Edward Ward (Original Music Composer)