The Well

The Well

86 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1951

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?

The Well

86 mins | Drama | Sept. 24, 1951

The Well
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?
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Cardinal Pictures (II), Harry Popkin Productions
Original title The Well
Directors Leo C. Popkin, Russell Rouse
Writers Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse

Cast

Richard Rober

as Ben Kellogg

Gwendolyn Laster

as Carolyn Crawford

Maidie Norman

as Martha Crawford

George Hamilton

as Grandpa Peabody

Ernest Anderson

as Ralph Crawford

Dick Simmons

as Mickey McClure

Lane Chandler

as Deputy Stan

Pat Mitchell

as Peter

Margaret Wells

as Miss Peterson

Wheaton Chambers

as Mr. Woody

Michael Ross

as Deputy Frank

Russell Trent

as Deputy Chet

Allen Mathews

as Deputy Hal

John Philips

as Deputy Fred

Christine Larson

as Casey

Jess Kirkpatrick

as Quigley

Roy Engel

as Gleason

Alfred Grant

as Gaines

Edwin Max

as Bert

Guy Beach

as Baggage Man

Robert Osterloh

as Alex Wylie

Harry Morgan

as Claude Packard

Barry Kelley

as Sam Packard

Walter Kelly

as Chip Williams

Mary Ellen Kay

as Lois

Beverly Jons

as Sally

Elzie Emanuel

as Student

Tom Powers

as Jim, Mayor

Bill Walker

as Dr. Billings

Douglas Evans

as Lobel

Sherry Hall

as Manners