Overview
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.
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