" BackgroundOne of cinema""s greatest classic adventure stories is director Victor Fleming""sCaptains Courageous(1937).He also slyly identified Ned as a potential cuckolder scoring with his wife - and discreetly encouraged him to "do what""s necessary" (which in this case meant proposing his own murder to "Matty"):Edmund: You""d never believe the dorkus she was with when I met her...And what you do, you tune me in, pretty baby.Wild things begin.Baby, that ain""t love.But it sure is groovy.Yes it sure is groovy.Talkin"" about groovy.You""re out of sight, pretty baby.Feels so right.Baby, that ain""t love.It sure is groovy...3:00 amIn a dark alleyway at about 3:00 am, Officer Wood abruptly brought his car to a halt - after spotting a sprawled figure face down on the pavement."At the same moment, a doddering, tardy Mr.Charles Chipping (nicknamed "Mr.Chips") (Robert Donat), the retired master who still lives on the school grounds, ignores his doctor""s orders and is glimpsed shambling along in full academic garb (with mortar board and walking stick) toward the assembly.