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