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
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
E.G. Marshall
Rayska (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
Jonathan Hale
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Addison Richards
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Illinois State Journal Technician
Robert Karnes
Pete (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
George Cisar
Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
J.M. Kerrigan
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
John Bleifer
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
Eddie Dunn
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Richard Rober
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Second Bartender (uncredited)
George Pembroke
Policeman (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
James Dime
Poker Player (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
Paul Kruger
Detective (uncredited)
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Rex Downing
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Barfly (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Secretary (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
William Post Jr.
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Greaza
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Al Capone
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Edward Peil Jr.
Bartender (uncredited)
George Turner
Holdup Man (uncredited)
John Dillinger
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
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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