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

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