i only discover this movie about 18 month ago when i saw it on tv . i really enjoy it and have see it a couple of time since . it be sentimental and very simple in it construction . that be not to say it be not emotionally effective . i be an ex teacher who always have a good relationship with the kid i taught ( though not as authoritarian a the miss dove of the title . each time i see it i find myself more affected than the last time and to the extent of blub like a baby at every emotional scene . it be a very dated movie and the performance and though honest and direct and be not oscar win . i be surprise to see chuck connors do justice to his part a a hardworking cop who drag himself up from poverty stricken childhood to upstanding adulthood . jennifer jones and a the star of this film acquit herself well a miss dive and a fearsome and legendary primary school teacher . she be respect and love by the people of the town ( a she have teach most of them or their child ) . she be take ill and through flashback we learn about her life and career and relationship . movie making a it use to be not a blockbuster but a solid story well told .