Miriam Hopkins

Becky Sharp -- Set against the background of the Battle of Waterloo, Becky Sharp is the story of Vanity Fair by Thackeray...

Becky Sharp -- From the novel that satirizes society in 19th century England. Becky is an orphan who does whatever it takes to succeed in society and to achieve riches. She is selfish and uses people for her ambitions.

A child's lie has life-shattering consequences in this Oscar®-nominated daring adaptation of Lillian Hellman's celebrated play from legendary director William Wyler. Starring Academy Award® winners Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine and co-starring James Garner, Miriam Hopkins and Fay Bainter, this landmark film is "one of the most finely wrought dramas in the history of the screen" (Motion Picture Herald). Karen (Hepburn) and Martha (MacLaine) are the headmistresses of an exclusive school for girls. When they discipline a malicious little girl, the vindictive child twists an overheard comment into slander and accuses her teachers of questionable behavior. Soon the scandalous gossip engulfs the school's community, with repercussions that are swift, crushing and tragic.

All hell breaks loose in a Texas town when an escaped convict heads home in Arthur Penn's Southern gothic melodrama.