‘Good Morning, Miss Dove’: Cultivating Class

A young woman gives up her dreams to teach several generations of children.

Miss Dove (Jennifer Jones) at her desk, in “Good Morning, Miss Dove.” 20th Century Fox

NR | 1h 47m | Drama | 1955

Director Henry Koster’s film “Good Morning, Miss Dove” draws on Frances Gray Patton’s eponymous novel about a principled schoolteacher who molds the character of several generations of children.