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. 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.
February 13, 1948
20th Century Fox
74 people
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Acting
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Acting
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Acting
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
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Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Acting
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
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Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
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Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
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Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
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John McIntire
Sam Faxon
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Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
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Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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