The Well

Year: 1951

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Directors: Russell Rouse, Leo C. Popkin

Drama

In a racially mixed American town, a five‑year‑old black girl vanishes after falling into a hidden well on her way to school. With little evidence, police chase a lead that she was seen with a white stranger, igniting rumors and hysteria. Claude Packard, an innocent black man, is arrested, tried and convicted, leaving doubt over his guilt.

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