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