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