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.
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
James Stewart
Frank W. Wiecek
Richard Conte
Brian Kelly
Lee J. Cobb
Laura McNeal
Helen Walker
Wanda Skutnik
Betty Garde
Tillie Wiecek
Kasia Orzazewski
Helen Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
K.L. Palmer
Howard Smith
Parole Board Chairman
Moroni Olsen
Sam Faxon
John McIntire
Martin J. Burns
Paul Harvey
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Robert Adler
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Poker Player (uncredited)
James Dime
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Secretary (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Rayska (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Richard Bishop
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Secretary (uncredited)
Dollie Caillet
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Al Capone
Policeman (uncredited)
George Cisar
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Dillinger
Polish Man (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Policeman (uncredited)
Lew Eckles
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Stanley Gordon
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Walter Greaza
Bartender (uncredited)
Buck Harrington
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Pete (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
Guard (uncredited)
Carl Kroenke
Detective (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
First Bartender (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Lord
Polish man (uncredited)
Jack Mannick
Detective (uncredited)
Norman McKay
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
George Melford
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Miller
Policeman (uncredited)
George Pembroke
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson
Polish Man (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
William Post Jr.
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Richard Rober
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Minor Role (uncredited)
Peter Seal
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
George Spaulding
Barfly (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Turner
Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
George Tyne
Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Bill Vendetta
Policeman (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Illinois State Journal Technician
Robert B. Williams
Bartender (uncredited)
Edward Peil Jr.