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Who played Charles Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips?
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(Foreground, from left to right) Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935), directed by Sam Wood.
In the 1939 film Goodbye, Mr. Chips, which was directed by Sam Wood, the character Charles Chipping was played by Robert Donat. Donatâs acclaimed performance in the role earned him the Academy Award for best actor.12