In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Henry Fonda
as Manny Balestrero
Vera Miles
as Rose Balestrero
Anthony Quayle
as Frank D. O'Connor
Harold J. Stone
as Detective Lt. Bowers
Charles Cooper
as Detective Matthews
John Heldabrand
as Tomasini
Esther Minciotti
as Mama Balestrero
Doreen Lang
as Ann James
Laurinda Barrett
as Constance Willis
Norma Connolly
as Betty Todd
Nehemiah Persoff
as Gene Conforti
Lola D'Annunzio
as Olga Conforti