In 1932, the nation was shocked when the 14-month-old son of Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped, held for ransom, and murdered. Two years later, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was arrested, convicted, and executed. This film dramatizes the investigation against Hauptmann, the trial, and the execution, painting a picture of a corrupt police force under pressure to finger a killer framing an innocent man by manufacturing evidence, paying-off and blackmailing witnesses, and covering up exculpatory evidence.
as Bruno Richard Hauptmann
as Anna Hauptmann
as Col. Norman Schwarzkopf
as Governor Harold Hoffman
as Lt. James Finn
as Edward Reilly
as Ellis Parker
as David Wilentz
as Dr. John Condon
as Lt. Gus Kramer
as Commissioner O'Ryan
as Albert Osborn Sr.
as Sgt. Wallace
as Lloyd Fisher
as Col. Charles Lindbergh
as Andrew Dutch
as Warden Mark Kimberling
as Judge Trenchard
as Marty Messel
as Jury Foreman
as Gerta Henkel
as Carl Henkel
as Hans Kioppenburg
as Louise Wollenberg
as Otto Wollenberg
as Isidor Fisch
as Millard Whited
as Albert Osborn Jr.
as German-Speaking Pastor
as English-Speaking Pastor
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Manfred Hauptmann
as Mrs. Bading
as Gas Station Attendant
as Samuel Small
as Policeman #1
as Guard #1
as Anna Hauptmann's Guard
as Hauptmann's Guard
as Warden's Wife
as Guard #2
as Guard #3
as Waiter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Shouting Crowd
as Shouting Crowd
as Shouting Crowd
as Shouting Crowd
as Shouting Crowd
as Detective
as Juror #1 (uncredited)
as Reporter (uncredited)
