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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.

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)

Ben Erway

Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)

Helen Foster

Secretary (uncredited)