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"It couldn't happen... but it did!"
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Released: Feb 13, 1948
Runtime: 1h 51m
Rating: ⭐ 6.7 / 10
Crime
Drama
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. 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.
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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