The Children’s Hour
1961, NR, 107 min.
Directed by William Wyler, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner, Miriam Hopkins, Fay Bainter.

William Wyler has another go at Lillian Hellman’s lesbian-themed play, which he also filmed in 1936 as These Three. Despite wonderful performances from all the actors, Wyler’s attempt to retell the story in a more forthright manner still seems to pussyfoot timidly around the issues.

This article appears in July 6 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.