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The Children's Hour

1961 · Film · 108 min

  • Drama

Plot

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

About The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (released as The Loudest Whisper in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) is a 1961 American psychological drama produced and directed by William Wyler from a screenplay by John Michael Hayes, based on the 1934 play of the same title by Lillian Hellman. The film stars Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner, with Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter (in her final film role), and Karen Balkin. In the film, two women open their own boarding school for girls. A female student overhears an argument about an "unnatural" relationship between the two partners, and then starts spreading tales about the duo being lesbian lovers. The women's reputation is consequently ruined by the slander.

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Cast

  • Audrey HepburnKaren Wright
  • Shirley MacLaineMartha Dobie
  • James GarnerJoe Cardin
  • Miriam HopkinsLily Mortar
  • Fay BainterAmelia Tilford
  • Karen BalkinMary Tilford
  • Veronica CartwrightRosalie Wells
  • Mimi GibsonEvelyn
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