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