The Children's Hour

1961 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 19,270 VOTES · DIR. William Wyler

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Overview

An unruly student at a private all-girls boarding school scandalously accuses the two women who run it of having a romantic relationship.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,259 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:22 You girls take the napkins and the plates.
00:06:29 Time for lights out.
00:09:58 She always drags him into the conversation.
00:15:32 It doesn't seem so soon to Joe.
00:19:44 Down near the lake.
00:22:48 Heart attacks are nothing to play with.
00:26:00 So now it's my fault, is it? You'd better look to yourself...
00:30:27 Boy, did Dobie get sore at that.
00:34:22 But these were funny secrets.
00:38:31 I'll wait.
00:43:16 ...that you're to pack a bag and spend the night at the Tilfords'.
00:48:03 I didn't tell you anything.
00:50:46 If you're feeling sorry for her, you're wasting your time.
00:54:00 Yes, I can understand that. And I can understand a great deal more.
00:57:15 The wicked very young.
01:00:56 Ask her how she could see us again.
01:04:46 I remember...
01:12:24 ...with these two young women....
01:15:41 She had a moral obligation to the theater.
01:19:07 Stop talking that way.
01:22:16 It doesn't matter anymore whether you believe me.
01:27:24 Where's Joe?
01:30:55 But...
01:33:52 I swear I didn't know it!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,259
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:03:22
Final line01:33:52

Production Record

DirectorWilliam Wyler
LanguageEnglish
Budget$3,600,000
Revenue$3,000,000
IMDb votes19,270