Tell Mr. Ziegfeld I'm not in, and if I was in, I wouldn't see him, and if I did see him, tell him I wouldn't buy a thing

THE GREAT ZIEGFELD

1936

Directed by Robert Z. Leonard

Written by William Anthony McGuire

Spoiler alert: he needed... more steps

The love that dare not speak its name until halfway through the third act

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR

1961

Directed by William Wyler

Written by John Michael Hayes (based on the play by Lillian Hellman)

THESE THREE

1936

Directed by William Wyler

Written by Lillian Hellman (based on her play The Children's Hour)

Spoiler alert: moderate, maybe high