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