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The Quiet One

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Producing House

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

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1948-09-01

Runtime: 65 mins

Director: Sidney Meyers

Writer: Janice Loeb, Sidney Meyers, Helen Slote Levitt

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Documentary

Original title: The Quiet One

Production Companies: Film Documents

Production Countries: United States of America

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