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7.6/10   159 votes
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Writers:
Russell Rouse (writer) and
Clarence Greene (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 February 1952 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama | Film-Noir more
Plot:
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 synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Excellent! more

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Runtime:
86 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent!, 27 August 2002
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Author: Space_Mafune from Newfoundland, Canada

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.

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