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The Well (1951) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
86 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1951 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Leo C. Popkin
Russell Rouse

Written By:
Russell Rouse
Clarence Greene

Actors:
Gwendolyn Laster ..... Carolyn
Richard Rober ..... Ben Kellog
Maidie Norman ..... Mrs. Crawford
George Hamilton ..... Grandfather
Ernest Anderson ..... Mr. Crawford
Dick Simmons ..... Mickey
Lane Chandler ..... Stan
Pat Mitchell ..... Peter
Margaret Wells ..... Schoolteacher
Wheaton Chambers ..... Woody
Michael Ross ..... Frank
Russell Trent ..... Chet
Allen Mathews ..... Hal
John Philips ..... Fred
Walter Morrison ..... Art
Barry Kelley ..... Sam Packard (as Barry Kelly)
Harry Morgan ..... Claude Packard (as Henry Morgan)
Christine Larsen ..... Casey (as Christine Larson)

Synopsis:

The Well is a modest but generally effective plea for racial tolerance. Based loosely on a real incident, the film tells of the disappearance of a little African - American girl in a small, segregated community. Caucasian Claude Packard (Harry Morgan, the nephew of the town's richest man (Barry Kelley), is the last person seen with the little girl. Sensing a coverup when Morgan is not immediately charged, the black community is on the verge of a riot. But when it's discovered that the little girl has fallen down a well, all racial differences are forgotten as black and white neighbors work shoulder to shoulder to rescue the child. The Well tries very hard to be equitable by 1951 standards, and is heartfelt enough to overcome its occasional lapses into stereotype and condescension.

In a racially mixed American town, a 5-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 Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing...

When Carolyn Crawford, a 5-year-old black girl, falls into a well near her small, racially-divided hometown, her disappearance and rumors of her wandering off with a white stranger cause the population to erupt into a sudden, emotional powderkeg with a lynch mob ready to attack the most likely suspect. Gripping, volatile entertainment from start to finish!

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