Movie: The Quiet One

Top 6 Billed Cast

Garry Merrill
Garry Merrill

Narrator (voice)

Donald Thompson
Donald Thompson

Donald Peters

Clarence Cooper
Clarence Cooper

The counselor

Sadie Stockton
Sadie Stockton

The grandmother

Estelle Evans
Estelle Evans

The mother

Paul Baucum
Paul Baucum

The stepfather

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    A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.

  • Release Date

    1948-09-01

  • Average

    4.8

  • Rating:

    2.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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