Kipps (1941)

Twentieth-Century Fox
Directed by Carol Reed
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Fox Movie Channel)

Dickensian tale of young boy who leaves his peasant home to become an apprentice in a fabric shop. Years go by and he becomes bored with his position. He also falls in love with the teacher at his after hours "self help" school. One day he inherits a fortune and they become engaged. While he has trouble adapting to his new-found status, she has none using his money to advance hers. Meanwhile his childhood sweetheart reappears and she leads him down the path to true happiness. The main problem with the film is the character Kipps, a rather shallow and not too bright fellow that his hard to care about. A minor effort from the future great director Reed.