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Actors: Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, Joel McCrea
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about These Three |
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Based on Lillian Hellman's play "The Children's Hour," the plot involves a heterosexual love scandal rather than the original lesbian theme. Right after college graduation, two friends, Martha and Karen, decide to start their own school by fixing up an old house. They come across a local doctor, Joseph, whom Karen falls in love with.
When a spoiled, spiteful young student, Mary, accuses Martha and Joseph of having an affair, carrying on in the same house as their students, the school's reputation is ruined. Another young girl who knows of her teacher's innocence is blackmailed by the wicked Mary, who threatens to accuse her of stealing a gold bracelet if she dares open her mouth. Mary's grandmother believes her story, and the three friends file a libel suit to keep their reputation sound. Though their names are eventually cleared, the damage is done to their teaching and doctoral careers.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of These Three |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- teacher
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- play
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