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These Three
Why this pick
Wyler's earlier adaptation of the same play carries the same claustrophobic school setting and devastating consequences of a child's calculated falsehood.
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MOVIE1961 1h 48m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Former college classmates Martha Dobie (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen Wright (Audrey Hepburn) open a private school for girls. Martha's Aunt Lily (Miriam Hopkins), an aging actress, lives and teaches elocution at the school. After an engagement of two years to Joe Cardin (James Garner), a reputable obstetrician, Karen finally agrees to set a wedding date. Joe is related to the influential Amelia Tilford (Fay Bainter), whose granddaughter Mary (Karen Balkin) is a student at the school. Mary is a spoiled, conniving child who bullying her classmates, particularly Rosalie Wells (Veronica Cartwright), whom she blackmails when she discovers her in possession of a student's missing bracelet.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Fay Bainter
Mrs. Amelia Tilford
Sally Brophy
la mère de Rosalie
Jered Barclay
le livreur
William Mims
Mr. Burton
Hope Summers
Agatha (Tilford's maid)
Leoda Richards
Guest at School Music Recital
Audrey Hepburn
Karen Wright
Shirley MacLaine
Martha Dobie