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The Well
I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !
Genres
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
86 min
Release Date
1951-09-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
16
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Gwendolyn Laster
Carolyn Crawford
Richard Rober
Ben Kellogg
Maidie Norman
Martha Crawford
George "Spike" Hamilton
Grandpa Peabody
Ernest Anderson
Ralph Crawford
Dick Simmons
Mickey McClure
Lane Chandler
Deputy Stan
Pat Mitchell
Peter
Margaret Wells
Miss Peterson
Wheaton Chambers
Mr. Woody
Michael Ross
Deputy Frank
Russell Trent
Deputy Chet
Allen Mathews
Deputy Hal
John Philips
Deputy Fred
Walter Morrison
Art
Christine Larson
Casey
Jess Kirkpatrick
Quigley
Roy Engel
Gleason
Alfred Grant
Gaines
Edwin Max
Bert
Guy Beach
Baggage Man
Robert Osterloh
Alex Wylie
Harry Morgan
Claude Packard
Barry Kelley
Sam Packard
Walter Kelly
Chip Williams
Mary Ellen Kay
Lois
Beverly Jons
Sally
Elzie Emanuel
Student
Tom Powers
Jim, Mayor
Bill Walker
Dr. Billings
Douglas Evans
Lobel
Sherry Hall
Manners
George Magrill
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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