The Well (1951)

Ceremony Year: 1952Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1951

Nominated Talent & Credits

Clarence Greene— Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse

Russell Rouse— Clarence Greene, Russell Rouse

Synopsis / Overview

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?

Historical Academy Record

WRITING (Story and Screenplay) — 24th Academy Awards (1952)

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