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6.6

158 reviews

Crime/Drama

1h 51m

1948

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...

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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.

DirectorHenry Hathaway
Release13 February 1948
Genre
Crime / Drama
Duration1h 51m
Budget?
Revenue?
Rate
6.6
158 reviews
Productions
20th Century Fox

158 reviews

Crime/Drama

1h 51m

1948

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Cast

James Stewart

P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

Richard Conte

Frank W. Wiecek

Lee J. Cobb

Brian Kelly

Helen Walker

Laura McNeal

Betty Garde

Wanda Skutnik

Kasia Orzazewski

Tillie Wiecek

Joanne De Bergh

Helen Wiecek

Howard Smith

K.L. Palmer

Moroni Olsen

Parole Board Chairman

John McIntire

Sam Faxon

Paul Harvey

Martin J. Burns

Robert Adler

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Truman Bradley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)

James Dime

Poker Player (uncredited)

Rex Downing

Copy Boy (uncredited)

Helen Foster

Secretary (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Mailman William Decker (uncredited)

Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)

E.G. Marshall

Rayska (uncredited)

Addison Richards

State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)

Lionel Stander

Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)

Otto Waldis

Boris Siskovich (uncredited)

Wanda Perry

Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)

Larry J. Blake

Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)

John Bleifer

Jan Gruska (uncredited)

Al Capone

Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Cisar

Policeman (uncredited)

John Dillinger

Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)

Joseph Forte

Parole Board Member (uncredited)

Walter Greaza

Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)

Robert Karnes

Pete (uncredited)

Cy Kendall

Second Bartender (uncredited)

J.M. Kerrigan

Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)