Two schoolteachers and the man they both love face ruin when a malicious student cooks up a lie..


Is it worth your time? If you like movies that make you want to jump through the screen and shake some sense into the characters, sure. It is a solid drama, but it is not exactly a fun Saturday night watch. If you have zero patience for 1930s melodrama or kids acting like absolute monsters, you should probably skip it....


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

William Wyler

Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that make you want to jump through the screen and shake some sense into the characters, sure. It is a solid drama, but it is not exactly a fun Saturday night watch. If you have zero patience for 1930s melodrama or kids acting like absolute monsters, you should probably skip it. The whole thing hinges on a lie told by a bratty girl named Mary. Bonita Granville plays her, and honestly, she is so good at being hateful that I found myself genuinely annoyed ..."

Tommy Bupp
Lillian Hellman
United States
Drama, Romance

