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