The Well
1951, English. Directed by Russell Rouse & Leo C. Popkin.
I have a wife and two kids ... a thing like this can ruin me !
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?
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Russell RouseDirector
- Leo C. PopkinDirector
- Gwendolyn LasterCarolyn Crawford
- Richard RoberBen Kellogg
- Maidie NormanMartha Crawford
- George "Spike" HamiltonGrandpa Peabody
- Ernest AndersonRalph Crawford
- Dick SimmonsMickey McClure
- Lane ChandlerDeputy Stan
- Pat MitchellPeter
- Margaret WellsMiss Peterson
- Wheaton ChambersMr. Woody
- Michael RossDeputy Frank
- Russell TrentDeputy Chet
Details
- Released
- 24 September 1951
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse
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The Well runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Well isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 September 1951. (Checked 3 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Well?
If you liked The Well, try A Perfect World, The Yakuza, The Deep End of the Ocean.
Who directed The Well?
The Well (1951) was directed by Russell Rouse and Leo C. Popkin and stars Gwendolyn Laster, Richard Rober, Maidie Norman.