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