
The Quiet One
Drama · Documentary
Overview
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
Garry Merrill
Narrator (voice)
Garry Merrill
Narrator (voice)
Donald Thompson
Donald Thompson
Donald Peters
Donald Thompson
Donald Peters
Clarence Cooper
Clarence Cooper
The counselor
Clarence Cooper
The counselor
Sadie Stockton
Sadie Stockton
The grandmother
Sadie Stockton
The grandmother


Estelle Evans
Estelle Evans
The mother
Estelle Evans
The mother
Paul Baucum
Paul Baucum
The stepfather
Paul Baucum
The stepfather
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