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