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.
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Cast
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)