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