USA,
1948, 111 min
Directed by:
Henry HathawayCinematography:
Joseph MacDonaldComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, John McIntire, E.G. Marshall (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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. When he begins to investigate he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong. (official distributor synopsis)
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