The Well

The Well

"I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !"
  • 1951
  • 1 hr 25 min
  •  7.2  (16)
  •   Released

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
Description
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?
  • Release Date
    1951
  • Runtime
    1 hr 25 min
  • Language
    en
  • Rating
    7.2  (16)