| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Film Editing Chester W. Schaeffer |
| Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Clarence Greene Russell Rouse | |||
United Artists
Directed by Leo C. Popkin and Russell Rouse
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Image Entertainment)
A little black girl falls down a well and disappears. The sheriff of a small, typical American town sends his deputies out to search for her. They follow up a lead of someone talking to her around the time of her disappearance, leading to the arrest of Harry Morgan, a white man. Rumors circulate around town of a kidnapping and murder, leading to race riots. Just when things are about to boil over the little girl is discovered. The town unites behind a huge effort to dig her out. Morgan is quite good as the innocent man, but the production relies too much on amateurs in an attempt to give it a realistic feel. The well rescue scenes go on forever, particularly the "is she dead or is she alive" ending.
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