Movie
The Well
Released: September 24, 1951 (1951)
Runtime: 86 minutes
Genres: Drama
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 (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Wheaton Chambers as Mr. Woody
Age at release: 63
- Lane Chandler as Deputy Stan
Age at release: 52
- Margaret Wells as Miss Peterson
Age at release: 51
- George "Spike" Hamilton as Grandpa Peabody
Age at release: 50
- Richard Rober as Ben Kellogg
Age at release: 41
- Maidie Norman as Martha Crawford
Age at release: 38
- Dick Simmons as Mickey McClure
Age at release: 38
- Ernest Anderson as Ralph Crawford
Age at release: 36
- Pat Mitchell as Peter
Age at release: 11
- Gwendolyn Laster as Carolyn Crawford
Age at release: Unknown
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- Tom Powers as Jim, Mayor
Age at release: 61
- Bill Walker as Dr. Billings
Age at release: 55
- Jess Kirkpatrick as Quigley
Age at release: 53
- Barry Kelley as Sam Packard
Age at release: 43
- Edwin Max as Bert
Age at release: 42
- Michael Ross as Deputy Frank
Age at release: 39
- Roy Engel as Gleason
Age at release: 38
- Harry Morgan as Claude Packard
Age at release: 36
- Christine Larson as Casey
Age at release: 33
- Robert Osterloh as Alex Wylie
Age at release: 33
- Mary Ellen Kay as Lois
Age at release: 22
- Elzie Emanuel as Student
Age at release: 20
- Russell Trent as Deputy Chet
Age at release: Unknown
- Allen Mathews as Deputy Hal
Age at release: Unknown
- John Philips as Deputy Fred
Age at release: Unknown
- Walter Morrison as Art
Age at release: Unknown
- Alfred Grant as Gaines
Age at release: Unknown
- Guy Beach as Baggage Man
Age at release: Unknown
- Walter Kelly as Chip Williams
Age at release: Unknown
- Beverly Jons as Sally
Age at release: Unknown