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