yes 1939 or robert donat greer garson version be the best . perfection . donat win the oscar in a very tough year . gable in gwtw and james stewart a mr. smith . be 2 of his competitor . . wow be that a rough year . most critic in ny hat this version . so . didnt see in theatre . finally saw this a. m. on tcm and enjoy . peter otoole be excellent and glad he be oscar nominate for this and and and esp pleased oscar finally give him a special award this past year . petula clark be good a mrs. chip but her character and i feel be poorly write . some good song esp . you and i. sung by ms. clark and later record by many others include t. bennett or s. bassey and carmen macrae . the b and w version be more authentic . but this be a good film beautifully photograph in color and panavision . enjoyable worth see and bravo and again and mr. otoole .