Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film) categories; Robert Donat won for Best Actor, beating Laurence Olivier, Clark Gable and James Stewart, though "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" lost to "Gone With the Wind" in five of the six remaining categories, while "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" won Best Original Story. (Best Sound went to "When Tomorrow Comes".) "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" was remade as a musical in 1969, starring Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark. Streaming audio Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film) Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 British romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson. Based on the 1934 novella "Goodbye, Mr.
Midnight (1939 film) The film was remade as "Masquerade in Mexico" (1945) with Dorothy Lamour. In 2007, Universal Studios announced plans for a remake of "Midnight" to be shot in 2010, with Michael Arndt as writer and Reese Witherspoon in the lead role. Universal currently owns the rights to the original version. However, as of November 2011, the film has not gone into production. Midnight (1939 film) Midnight is a 1939 American screwball comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert, Don Ameche, John Barrymore, Francis Lederer, Mary Astor, and Elaine Barrie. Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder based on