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