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
as State's Attorney Henry L. Harvey
Jane Wyatt
as Madge Harvey
Lee J. Cobb
as Chief Harold F. 'Robbie' Robinson
Cara Williams
as Irene Nelson
Arthur Kennedy
as John Waldron
Sam Levene
as Morning Record's Reporter Dave Woods
Taylor Holmes
as T.M. Wade
Robert Keith
as 'Mac' McCreery
Ed Begley
as Paul Harris
Philip Coolidge
as Jim Crossman
Bert Freed
as Herron, a Man in Alley Mob
Reed Hadley
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
