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