United States / Sep 24, 1951
I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !
1h 26min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Well |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Harry Popkin Productions, Cardinal Pictures |
| Release date | 24 settembre 1951 |
| Production | Leo C. Popkin, Clarence Greene |
| Writer | Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse |
| Editing | Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Cinematography | Ernest Laszlo |
| Assistant directors | Russell Rouse, Leo C. Popkin |
| Camera operators | Ernest Laszlo |
| Additional photography | Ernest Laszlo |
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| Music | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin |
Release dates
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