When a kindly priest is murdered while waiting at a street corner in a quiet Connecticut town, the citizens are horrified and demand action from the police. All of the witnesses identify John Waldron, a nervous out-of-towner, as the killer. District Attorney Henry Harvey is then put on the case and faces political opposition in his attempt to prove Waldron's innocence.
Dana Andrews | Henry L. Harvey | |
Jane Wyatt | Madge Harvey | |
Lee J. Cobb | Chief Harold F. Robinson | |
Cara Williams | Irene Nelson | |
Arthur Kennedy | John Waldron | |
Sam Levene | Dave Woods | |
Taylor Holmes | T.M. Wade | |
Robert Keith | 'Mac' McCreery | |
Ed Begley | Paul Harris | |
E.J. Ballantine | McDonald - 'Morning Record' Editor | |
Rollin Bauer | Detective | |
Royal Beal | Johnson - Police Ballistics Expert | |
Wyrley Birch | Father George A. Lambert | |
Robin Bryant | Woman | |
Helen Carew | Annie | |
John Carmody | Thomas Callahan - Witness | |
William Challee | Whitney - Harvey's Assistant | |
Clay Clement | Judge Tate | |
Mickey Cochran | Bit Part | |
Philip Coolidge | Jim Crossman | |
Chabing | Church Choir Member | |
Harry Davis | Reporter | |
Pat Dillon | Bit Part | |
James Dobson | Bill - Cub Reporter | |
Ned Dowdall | Detective on Stairs |
Director | Elia Kazan | |
Writer | Richard Murphy, Fulton Oursler | |
Producer | Louis De Rochemont, Darryl F. Zanuck | |
Musician | David Buttolph | |
Photography | Norbert Brodine |