The Well

The Well

The Well

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The Well

"I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !"

1951

1h 26m

7.2(16 votes)

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?

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33 members

Acting

Gwendolyn Laster

Carolyn Crawford

Gwendolyn Laster

Acting

Richard Rober

Ben Kellogg

Richard Rober

Acting

Maidie Norman

Martha Crawford

Maidie Norman

Acting

George "Spike" Hamilton

Grandpa Peabody

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Acting

Ernest Anderson

Ralph Crawford

Ernest Anderson

Acting

Dick Simmons

Mickey McClure

Dick Simmons

Acting

Lane Chandler

Deputy Stan

Lane Chandler

Acting

Pat Mitchell

Peter

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Margaret Wells

Miss Peterson

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Wheaton Chambers

Mr. Woody

Wheaton Chambers

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Michael Ross

Deputy Frank

Michael Ross

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Russell Trent

Deputy Chet

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Allen Mathews

Deputy Hal

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John Philips

Deputy Fred

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Walter Morrison

Art

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Christine Larson

Casey

Christine Larson

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Jess Kirkpatrick

Quigley

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Roy Engel

Gleason

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Alfred Grant

Gaines

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Edwin Max

Bert

Edwin Max

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Guy Beach

Baggage Man

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Robert Osterloh

Alex Wylie

Robert Osterloh

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Harry Morgan

Claude Packard

Harry Morgan

Acting

Barry Kelley

Sam Packard

Barry Kelley

Acting

Walter Kelly

Chip Williams

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Mary Ellen Kay

Lois

Mary Ellen Kay

Acting

Beverly Jons

Sally

Beverly Jons

Acting

Elzie Emanuel

Student

Elzie Emanuel

Acting

Tom Powers

Jim, Mayor

Tom Powers

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Bill Walker

Dr. Billings

Bill Walker

Acting

Douglas Evans

Lobel

Douglas Evans

Acting

Sherry Hall

Manners

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George Magrill

Construction Worker (uncredited)

George Magrill

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