The Well (1951)
Directed by Russell Rouse, Leo C. Popkin · 86 min · Drama
37.9 TOPICAL score · #2,851 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 (1951, directed by Russell Rouse and Leo C. Popkin) has a TOPICAL score of 37.9 - ranked 2,851 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (17 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read1,072 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gwendolyn Laster, Richard Rober, Maidie Norman, George "Spike" Hamilton