The Well (1951)

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The Well on IMDb 7.3/10 509 votes

Released:
1951-09-24

Overview:
In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But is he guilty?

Directors:
Russell Rouse, Leo C. Popkin

Runtime:
1h 26min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Gwendolyn Laster
    as
    Carolyn Crawford
  • Richard Rober
    as
    Ben Kellogg
  • Maidie Norman
    as
    Martha Crawford
  • George "Spike" Hamilton
    as
    Grandpa Peabody
  • Ernest Anderson
    as
    Ralph Crawford