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.
Cast
Miriam Hopkins
Martha Dobie
Merle Oberon
Karen Wright
Joel McCrea
Dr. Joseph 'Joe' Cardin
Catherine Doucet
Lily Mortar
Alma Kruger
Amelia Tilford
Bonita Granville
Mary Tilford
Marcia Mae Jones
Rosalie Wells
Carmencita Johnson
Evelyn
Mary Anne Durkin
Joyce Walton
Margaret Hamilton
Agatha
Walter Brennan
Taxi Driver
Joan Barclay
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Mrs. Walton's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sally Conlin
Schoolgirl (uncredited)
Marie Louise Cooper
Helen Burton (uncredited)
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Judge (uncredited)
Greta Meyer
Viennese Waitress (uncredited)
Tommy Bupp
Boy on Merry-Go-Round (uncredited)
Lottie Williams
Concerned Townswoman (uncredited)
Crew
William Wyler
Director
Lillian Hellman
Screenplay, Original Story, Theatre Play
Daniel Mandell
Editor
Gregg Toland
Director of Photography
Walter Mayo
Assistant Director
Samuel Goldwyn
Producer
Omar Kiam
Costume Designer
Frank Maher
Sound Recordist
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Helen Laughlin
Technical Advisor
Richard Day
Art Direction
David Raksin
Orchestrator
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Peter Gowland
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