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The Children's Hour  (1961)
One simple lie destroyed everything they had.


7.7|19 Dec, 1961|108 min
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An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.
Language

English 


Budget$3,600,000
Revenue $3,000,000
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Keywords
falsely accused
female friendship
based on play or musical
teacher
lesbian relationship
black and white
lgbt
rumor
libel suit
depressed woman
queer
girls' school
devastating

Casts

Shirley MacLaine
Shirley MacLaine
Martha Dobie
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Karen Wright
James Garner
James Garner
Joe Cardin
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
Lily Mortar
Fay Bainter
Fay Bainter
Amelia Tilford
Karen Balkin
Karen Balkin
Mary Tilford
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
Rosalie Wells
Sally Brophy
Sally Brophy
Mrs. Wells
Mimi Gibson
Mimi Gibson
Evelyn
William Mims
Mr. Burton
Hope Summers
Hope Summers
Agatha
Jered Barclay
Jered Barclay
Grocery Boy (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
William H. O'Brien
Funeral Assistant (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Leoda Richards
Parent at Piano Recital (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
Parent on Visitor's Day (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Mourner (uncredited)

Crews

Robert Swink
Editor
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
John Michael Hayes
John Michael Hayes
Screenplay
William Wyler
William Wyler
Director
Alex North
Original Music Composer
Bert Henrikson
Wardrobe Assistant
Clarence Marks
Producer's Assistant
Fred Lau
Sound
Fernando Carrere
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist
Frank McCoy
Makeup Artist
Irene Caine
Wardrobe Assistant
Frank Agnone
Property Master
Allen K. Wood
Production Manager
Robert Wyler
Robert Wyler
Associate Producer
Robert E. Relyea
Assistant Director
Ruth Stella
Wardrobe Assistant
Jerome M. Siegel
Second Assistant Director
John Franco
Script Supervisor
Joan St. Oegger
Hairstylist
Walter Mirisch
Walter Mirisch
Executive Producer
William Wyler
William Wyler
Producer
Leon Charles
Dialogue Coach
Don Hall
Sound Editor
Richard C. Harris
Music Editor
Alex North
Conductor
Lillian Hellman
Theatre Play
Lillian Hellman
Adaptation
Hal Ashby
Hal Ashby
Assistant Editor
Buddy Myers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dorothy Jeakins
Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design

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