Movie Information
Overall Rank: 3902
Average Rating: 2.8/4
# of Ratings: 22
Theatrical Release Date: 02/01/1948
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry Hathaway
Actors: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski
Plot: Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal reopens an eleven-year-old case after the
victim's mother post and ad in the paper. While he at first initially
supports the original findings, as he digs deeper, he comes up with
another theory - and resistance from the authorities only makes him work
that much harder to uncover the truth. -- Chris Kavan
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2/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 11/07/2026
The story is fascinating but the docudrama format is kind of annoying. To be honest, the fact-findng portion of the plot drags on despite solid acting by Stewart and Richard Conte as a wrongly accused murderer.
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