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Samuel Goldwyn Productions
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Were they the innocent victims of a whispering campaign?
Close friends Martha and Karen build a private boarding school together with the aid of the local doctor Joe. The school takes off and many students enroll, one of whom is a trouble-maker who tells a scandalous lie that threatens to destroy the trio's lives.
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Mar 28, 2022 · via TMDB
Rarely, if ever, do I rate the child as the star of a film, but Bonita Granville is very, very good as the odious, obnoxious, hateful, spiteful, spoiled "Mary" in this story of two teachers - Merle Oberon and Miriam Hopkins - who fall for the doctor - Joel McCrea. When these old friends try to discipline the ghastly child for persistent lateness, she flees to her wealthy grandmother and concocts a story designed to destroy their careers and their happiness. It's a simple story, well told, that conveys clearly the perils of telling lies. The lead performances are super, and well supported by Catherine Doucet; Alma Kruger as the doting grandmother and "Miss Gulch" herself - Margaret Hamilton - as the maid who sees through the child right from the outset. There are some fairly hefty alterations to Lillian Hellman's original play; the relationship between the women is entirely platonic in the film which was not the case on stage, but that's no great surprise given the commercial necessities of the time and it is still well worth a watch.
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Miriam Hopkins
Martha Dobie
Merle Oberon
Karen Wright
Joel McCrea
Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
Catherine Doucet
Lily Mortar
Alma Kruger
Amelia Tilford
Bonita Granville
Mary Tilford
Marcia Mae Jones
Rosalie Wells
Carmencita Johnson
Evelyn
Margaret Hamilton
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Walter Brennan
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Joan Barclay
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Judge (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Viennese Waitress (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
Boy on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
William Wyler
Director
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
David Raksin
Orchestrator
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer
Lillian Hellman
Original Story
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Screenplay
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