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The Quiet One

The Quiet One

1948•1h 5m•4.8/10
DramaDocumentary

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4.8/10(4)

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

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Production

Film Documents

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Garry Merrill

Narrator (voice)

Donald Thompson

Donald Peters

Clarence Cooper

The counselor

Sadie Stockton

The grandmother

Estelle Evans

Estelle Evans

The mother

Paul Baucum

The stepfather

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