The Quiet One (1948)

★ 5.4/10 65 min Drama, Documentary United States English

Director: Sidney Meyers

Writers: Janice Loeb, Sidney Meyers, Helen Slote Levitt
Dialogue: James Agee

Streaming: Not available

Description

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

Top Cast

Garry Merrill Narrator (voice)

Donald Thompson Donald Peters

Clarence Cooper The counselor

Sadie Stockton The grandmother

Estelle Evans The mother

Paul Baucum The stepfather

The Quiet One Appears on 1 Curated Movie List

Canon Institutions

National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10

National Board of Review #768