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The Well (1951)

Movie"I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !"
Audience Score
70
The Well
NR 1 hr 26 minSep 24th, 1951Drama
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?
StarringGwendolyn LasterRichard RoberMaidie Norman
DirectorsRussell RouseLeo C. Popkin
WritersClarence GreeneRussell Rouse

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 24th, 1951
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 20th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Harry Popkin Productions, Cardinal Pictures
Movie Tags:
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