It couldn't happen... but it did!
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.
Made in US
6.7/10
1948
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Cast
James Stewart
As P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte
As Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
As Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
As Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
As Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
As Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
As Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
As K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
As Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire
As Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey
As Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler
As Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
As Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
As Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing
As Copy Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway
As Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster
As Secretary (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
As Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Percy Helton
As Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
As Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Charles Lane
As Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
As Rayska (uncredited)
Addison Richards
As State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
As Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
As Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
As Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Bishop
As Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
As Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
John Bleifer
As Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Dollie Caillet
As Secretary (uncredited)
Al Capone
As Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Cisar
As Policeman (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
As Anna Felczak (uncredited)
John Dillinger
As Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
As Polish Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
As Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Lew Eckles
As Policeman (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
As Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Stanley Gordon
As Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Greaza
As Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Buck Harrington
As Bartender (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
As Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
As Pete (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler
As Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
As Second Bartender (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
As Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Carl Kroenke
As Guard (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
As Detective (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
As First Bartender (uncredited)
Philip Lord
As Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mannick
As Polish man (uncredited)
Norman McKay
As Detective (uncredited)
George Melford
As Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Miller
As Parole Board Member (uncredited)
George Pembroke
As Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson
As Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
As Polish Man (uncredited)
William Post Jr.
As Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
As Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Rober
As Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
As Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Peter Seal
As Minor Role (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
As Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
George Spaulding
As Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
As Barfly (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
As Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
As Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Turner
As Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Tyne
As Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Bill Vendetta
As Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Duke Watson
As Policeman (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
As Illinois State Journal Technician
Edward Peil Jr.
As Bartender (uncredited)
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