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These Three

- 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.

Release Date : 1936-03-18

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Samuel Goldwyn ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Children's Hour

Cast

Miriam Hopkins

Character Name : Martha Dobie

Original Name : Miriam Hopkins

Gender : Female

Merle Oberon

Character Name : Karen Wright

Original Name : Merle Oberon

Gender : Female

Joel McCrea

Character Name : Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin

Original Name : Joel McCrea

Gender : Male

Catherine Doucet

Character Name : Lily Mortar

Original Name : Catherine Doucet

Gender : Female

Alma Kruger

Character Name : Amelia Tilford

Original Name : Alma Kruger

Gender : Female

Bonita Granville

Character Name : Mary Tilford

Original Name : Bonita Granville

Gender : Female

Marcia Mae Jones

Character Name : Rosalie Wells

Original Name : Marcia Mae Jones

Gender : Female

Carmencita Johnson

Character Name : Evelyn

Original Name : Carmencita Johnson

Gender : Female

Mary Anne Durkin

Character Name : Joyce Walton

Original Name : Mary Anne Durkin

Gender : Female

Margaret Hamilton

Character Name : Agatha

Original Name : Margaret Hamilton

Gender : Female

Walter Brennan

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Walter Brennan

Gender : Male

Joan Barclay

Character Name : Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Original Name : Joan Barclay

Gender : Female

Al Bridge

Character Name : Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Bridge

Gender : Male

Sally Conlin

Character Name : Schoolgirl (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Conlin

Gender : Female

Marie Louise Cooper

Character Name : Helen Burton (uncredited)

Original Name : Marie Louise Cooper

Gender : Female

Frank McGlynn Sr.

Character Name : Judge (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McGlynn Sr.

Gender : Male

Greta Meyer

Character Name : Viennese Waitress (uncredited)

Original Name : Greta Meyer

Gender : Female

Tommy Bupp

Character Name : Boy on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Bupp

Gender : Male

Lottie Williams

Character Name : Concerned Townswoman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lottie Williams

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-28

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.