Crime Drama
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Written by
James P. McGuire
Robert B. Williams
Illinois State Journal Technician
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
Jonathan Hale
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
Rayska (uncredited)
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
George Pembroke
Policeman (uncredited)
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
James Dime
Poker Player (uncredited)
Walter Greaza
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
William Post Jr.
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Pete (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
George Cisar
Policeman (uncredited)
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
Wanda Perry
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Secretary (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
George Turner
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Addison Richards
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Richard Rober
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
Lester Sharpe
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Detective (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Barfly (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Edward Peil Jr.
Bartender (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
John Dillinger
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Capone
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Ben Erway
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Richard Bishop
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Dollie Caillet
Secretary (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Polish Man (uncredited)
Lew Eckles
Policeman (uncredited)
Stanley Gordon
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Buck Harrington
Bartender (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler
Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Carl Kroenke
Guard (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
First Bartender (uncredited)
Philip Lord
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mannick
Polish man (uncredited)
Norman McKay
Detective (uncredited)
Charles Miller
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Polish Man (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Peter Seal
Minor Role (uncredited)
George Spaulding
Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Bill Vendetta
Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack McPhaul
Til Gabani

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