“Where does a woman's sympathy leave off -- and her indiscretion begin?”
Tea and Sympathy
7.0
56 votes·1956
·2h 2m
·MovieDrama
Overview
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget2.0x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
based on play or musicalschoolhigh school studentolder woman younger man relationshiplgbtpreparatory schoolboys' schoolsister boygay theme
Cast
Deborah Kerr
Laura Reynolds
John Kerr
Tom Robinson Lee
Leif Erickson
Bill Reynolds
Edward Andrews
Herb Lee
Darryl Hickman
Al
Norma Crane
Ellie Martin
Dean Jones
Ollie
Jacqueline deWit
Lilly Sears
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mary Williams
Kip King
Ted
Tom Laughlin
Ralph
Ralph Votrian
Steve
Steven Terrell
Phil
Jimmy Hayes
Henry
Richard Tyler
Roger
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