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Jay Dratler Filmography
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A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Dir. Otto Preminger · With Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb
Audience Score
7.6/10
919 votes
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Top 10%
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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. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Dir. Henry Hathaway · With James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Audience Score
6.7/10
177 votes
Quality Score
Top 48%
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