- Critics' Rating:
-
- Release Year:
- 1961
- MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Genre:
- Drama
- Director:
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William Wyler
Longtime friends Martha and Karen run a boarding school for girls. When an unruly child, Mary, 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 .
