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The Well
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The Well

1951-09-24 · 86 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

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?

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Directors
Russell Rouse, Leo C. Popkin
Production companies
Harry Popkin Productions, Cardinal Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Gwendolyn LasterGwendolyn LasterCarolyn Crawford
Richard RoberRichard RoberBen Kellogg
Maidie NormanMaidie NormanMartha Crawford
George "Spike" HamiltonGrandpa Peabody
Ernest AndersonErnest AndersonRalph Crawford
Dick SimmonsDick SimmonsMickey McClure
Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerDeputy Stan
Pat MitchellPeter
Margaret WellsMiss Peterson
Wheaton ChambersWheaton ChambersMr. Woody
Michael RossMichael RossDeputy Frank
Russell TrentDeputy Chet
Allen MathewsDeputy Hal
John PhilipsDeputy Fred
Walter MorrisonArt
Christine LarsonChristine LarsonCasey
Jess KirkpatrickQuigley
Roy EngelGleason
Alfred GrantGaines
Edwin MaxEdwin MaxBert

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