The Well (1951)

7.3/10 • 86 min • Drama

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?

Cast

Gwendolyn Laster

Carolyn Crawford

Richard Rober

Ben Kellogg

Maidie Norman

Martha Crawford

Ernest Anderson

Ralph Crawford

Dick Simmons

Mickey McClure

Lane Chandler

Deputy Stan

Wheaton Chambers

Mr. Woody

Michael Ross

Deputy Frank

Christine Larson

Casey

Edwin Max

Bert

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