1948
6.6 (158 votes)
1h 51m
Genres
Crime
Drama
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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It couldn't happen... but it did!
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Jay Dratler, Jerome Cady
Producer: Otto Lang
Writer: James P. McGuire
Director of Photography: Joseph MacDonald
Director: Henry Hathaway
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