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The Well (1951)

1951-09-24 · 1h 26m · EN
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I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !

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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Leo C. PopkinDirectorClarence GreeneWriterRussell RouseDirector, Writer

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Richard RoberRichard RoberBen KelloggGwendolyn LasterGwendolyn LasterCarolyn CrawfordMaidie NormanMaidie NormanMartha CrawfordGeorge HamiltonGeorge HamiltonGrandpa PeabodyErnest AndersonErnest AndersonRalph CrawfordDick SimmonsDick SimmonsMickey McClureLane ChandlerLane ChandlerDeputy StanPat MitchellPat MitchellPeterMargaret WellsMargaret WellsMiss PetersonWheaton ChambersWheaton ChambersMr. WoodyMichael RossMichael RossDeputy FrankRussell TrentRussell TrentDeputy Chet

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KidnappingChildWellStranger

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityKidnapping · Child · WellDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference658452 · 373857Actor preference228969 · 474065 · 252984

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What is The Well about?

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?

How long is The Well?

The Well has a runtime of 86 minutes.