good morning and miss dove be a property that i be surprise frank capra do not think to direct . it entirely possible that capra be a male chauvinist who only think in term of men who sacrifice like george bailey in it a wonderful life . in many way jennifer jones be the superior of capra george bailey . jennifer crisis come real early in the beginning and she the daughter of a well breed and prominent family whose father have just die . she think she come into it and but she find she inherit debt beyond belief because dad be borrow and live well beyond his mean . to keep his good name and she give up the life she expect like george bailey and in the process become the moral center of her small town . her road be much hard than jimmy stewart because miss dove never marry and she instead devote her life to teach history and geography and never get to see the faraway place with strange sound name that she only read about . that song could have be write for her . george bailey do have mary bailey and the kid and that be deny to miss dove . that just one of the flashback in a film that have many . in fact the current story be the fact this rock of the community be undergo a health crisis and be admit to the hospital . a she deal with her health issue and the many people who wish her well and her mind reflect on just how much influence she have on generation of kid pass through her class . she a severe woman ms. dove and have deny herself a personal life . but she also a kind and care one and that come through with all the people we see her interact with . despite a fine cast of player and jennifer jones dominate this film in a fine portrayal of what be essentially an unglamorous part . it the kind of role you might see someone like bette davis or katharine hepburn do and but jones be just fine in it . if youre not a fan of jennifer jones and you will be after see good morning and miss dove .