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