Cheers for Miss Bishop 10/16 Blu-ray (Rental)

"Cheers for Miss Bishop, the story of kindly Midwestern school teacher Ella Bishop (portrayed with beguiling charm by Martha Scott, Ben-Hur), is told through flashbacks as Ella recalls her early student years through her retirement and a life still unfulfilled. Throughout her life she s supported by Sam Peters (William Gargan, The Bells of St. Mary s), friend and confidant, who is also secretly in love with Ella, though it is clearly a case of unrequited love. Cheers for Miss Bishop features supporting turns by Mary Anderson (Gone with the Wind) as Amy, Ella s deceitful cousin; Edmund Gwenn (Miracle on 34th Street) as Ella s mentor, Professor Corcoran; Sidney Blackmer (How to Murder Your Wife) as John Stevens, the true love of Ella s life; Dorothy Peterson (Dark Victory) as Mrs. Bishop; and Rosemary DeCamp (Strategic Air Command) as Minna, a former student of Ella s."