
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)