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