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Miriam Hopkins and Merle Oberon are “roommates” who fall in love with the same man in William Wyler’s 1936 film THESE THREE. The film originated as Lillian Hellman’s successful 1934 play “The Children’s Hour,” which revolved around accusations of lesbianism in an all-girl’s boarding school. It was re-written for the screen due to the censorship of Hollywood’s Hays Code, which forbade references to homosexuality. Hellman adapted the work herself, though according to Vito Russo’s book “The Cellulo

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Miriam Hopkins and Shirley MacLaine in THE CHILDREN'S HOUR ('61)

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