The story takes place in England in 1870, when chips (Robert Donat Robert Donat) came to Broofie School and became a teacher there. Because of his youth and inexperience, Chips did not have a good relationship with his students, and he remained unknown at school. Twenty years later, the situation has not improved. By chance, Chips meets a man named Katie (Gloria Carson Greer Garson) on his way to Austria. The gentle and beautiful Katie deeply attracts Chips' attention, and the two fall in love. Katie's tenderness and romance gradually melted chips' hard and cold heart, and in the process of getting along with his lovers, chips began to understand how to get along with his students. After that, Chips was promoted step by step in the school and finally took the position of headmaster.