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8 February 1952 (Sweden) morePlot:
In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Excellent! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Rober | ... | Sheriff Ben Kellogg |
| Gwendolyn Laster | ... | Carolyn Crawford |
 | Maidie Norman | ... | Martha Crawford |
| George Hamilton | ... | Grandpa Peabody |
| Ernest Anderson | ... | Ralph Crawford |
| Dick Simmons | ... | Deputy Mickey McClure |
| Lane Chandler | ... | Deputy Stan |
| Pat Mitchell | ... | Peter |
| Margaret Wells | ... | School Teacher, Miss Peterson |
| Wheaton Chambers | ... | Mr. Woody, Florist |
| Michael Ross | ... | Deputy Frank |
| Russell Trent | ... | Deputy Chet |
| Allen Mathews | ... | Deputy Hal |
| John Philips | ... | Deputy Fred |
| Walter Morrison | ... | Art |
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)FAQ
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A little black girl falls down a well. Police search for her to no avail. Soon it is discovered she was seen with an older white man that same day. All of this leads up to the man being arrested and racial tensions rising and eventually spinning out of control. Entirely believable for the time and era.
This terrific films studies the make-up of a small town and displays both the town at its ugliest(when the town so easily and realistically descends into a mob) and at its finest(when they discover the little girl's real whereabouts and set out to try and rescue her). The actors/actresses in this film are well-chosen as they look and act like real townfolk.