Year of Release: 1948Country of Origin: USA
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Kasia Orzazewski
Plot outline: Based on a true story; when a woman places an ad in the Chicago Times offering a $5,000 reward for information that will exonerate her son, the newspaper assigns reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the eleven year old murder case (IMDb).
The story (***)
How the story unfolds (*** the documentary style is what really grips the viewer, aided by classic, no-nonsense bridge narration, and superb locations that frequently dwarf the crusading reporter, and enhance the forgotten status of Wiecek's innocent man status--as seen in a marvelous prison sequence)
The characters (***)
The acting (***)
Overall rating *** out of 4 stars
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