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