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