The Well (1951 film)

The Well (1951 film)

Infobox Film
name = The Well


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director = Leo C. Popkin
Russell Rouse
producer = Clarence Greene
writer = Russell Rouse
Clarence Greene
narrator =
starring = Richard Rober
Gwendolyn Laster
Maidie Norman
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cinematography =
editing =
distributor = United Artists
released = 1951
runtime = 86 min.
country = U.S.A.
language = English
budget =
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imdb_id = 0044202

"The Well" is a 1951 American film noir which tackled the issue of racial tensions and collective behavior. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

Plot

The film centers around a five-year-old black girl, Carolyn, is believed to be kidnapped, though she had actually fallen down a well.

Carolyn's disappearance causes anger and confusion in the community. A white stranger, Claude Packard, is blamed for the "crime." Before Carolyn is found and Claude captured, the man is tried and convicted by the townspeople.

Production

This movie was filmed on location in Marysville and Yuba City, California in 1950, but the towns represented a town in the Deep South. The students in the class room scenes were kids from the Marysville Elementary School.

Historical significance

The film avoids expected stereotypes of the time. Most of the black characters are shown as decent, intelligent, and well-spoken (aside from the thuggish rioters, who are not among the main characters).

Cast

* Richard Rober "as" Sheriff Kellogg
* Gwendolyn Laster "as" Carolyn Crawford
* Maidie Norman "as" Martha Crawford
* Harry Morgan "as" Claude Packard
* Christine Larson "as" Casey
* George Hamilton "as" Grandpa Peabody
* Ernest Anderson "as" Ralph Crawford
* Dick Simmons "as" Deputy Mickey McClure

External links

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