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