Where to Watch The Children's Hour (1961) in the US

What it's about

Karen Wright and Martha Dobie are best friends since college and they own the boarding school Wright and Dobie School for Girls with twenty students. They are working hard as headmistresses and teachers to grow the school and make it profitable. Karen is engaged with the local doctor Joe Cardin, who is the nephew of the powerful and influential Mrs. Amelia Tilford. While the spiteful and liar Mary, who is Amelia's granddaughter and a bad influence to the other girls, is punished by Karen after telling a lie, Martha has an argument with her snoopy aunt Lily Mortar in another room. Lily accuses Martha of being jealous and having an unnatural relationship with Karen. Mary's roommate Rosalie Wells overhears the shouting and tells Mary what Mrs. Mortar had said about her niece. The malicious Mary accuses Karen and Martha of being lesbians to her grandmother and Amelia spreads the gossip to the parents of the students that withdraw them from the school. Karen and Martha lose a lawsuit against Amelia and have their lives destroyed. Further, Karen calls off her engagement with Joe when he asks her if what was said about Martha and she was true. The lie ends in a tragedy.

Cast and crew

Director

William Wyler

Writer

Lillian Hellman, John Michael Hayes

Starring

Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, James Garner

Details

Release date

Dec 19, 1961

Language

English, French

Country

United States

Awards

Nominated for 5 Oscars. 1 win & 12 nominations total

Where to Watch The Children's Hour (1961) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Children's Hour in the United States?

The Children's Hour is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on fuboTV (HD), MGM+ (HD), and Philo (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.

Can I stream The Children's Hour or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on fuboTV (HD), MGM+ (HD), and Philo (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.

Can I watch The Children's Hour for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).