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The Children's Hour: Full Cast & Crew 1961 Drama/LGBTQ+
Longtime friends Martha (Shirley MacLaine) and Karen (Audrey Hepburn) run a boarding school for girls. When an unruly child, Mary (Karen Balkin), is punished for lying, she concocts a story that Karen and Martha are having a lesbian relationship. When the story spreads, parents withdraw their children from the school. The women's lawsuit for libel hits many snags when they lack witnesses to speak for them. All the stress adversely affects Karen's engagement to Joe Cardin (James Garner). Released: Dec 19, 1961 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
William Wyler Director, Producer Audrey Hepburn Karen Wright Actor Shirley MacLaine Martha Dobie Actor James Garner Doctor Joe Cardin Actor Miriam Hopkins Mrs. Lily Mortar Actor Fay Bainter Mrs. Amelia Tilford Actor Karen Balkin Mary Tilford Actor Veronica Cartwright Rosalie Actor Mimi Gibson Student Actor William Mims Mr. Burton Actor Hope Summers Old Lady Actor Jered Barclay Grocery Boy Actor Florence MacMichael Actor John Michael Hayes Screenwriter Lillian Hellman Writer Robert Wyler Producer Alex North Original Music Franz Planer Cinematographer Robert Swink Film Editing Lynn Stalmaster Casting Fernando Carrere Production Design, Art Director Edward G. Boyle Set Decoration Dorothy Jeakins Costume Design Emile LaVigne Makeup Artist Joan St. Oegger Hair Stylist Robert E. Relyea Assistant Director Jerome M. Siegel Assistant Director Don Hall Jr. Sound Effects Editor Fred Lau Sound Gordon Sawyer Sound