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