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, Richard Rober, Maidie Norman, George "Spike" Hamilton, Ernest Anderson, Dick Simmons, Lane Chandler, Pat Mitchell

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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?

When was "The Well" released?

The Well was released in 1951.

Who stars in "The Well"?

The cast includes Gwendolyn Laster, Richard Rober, Maidie Norman, George "Spike" Hamilton.