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Cast

Henry Fonda
as Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero (Manny)

Vera Miles
as Rose Balestrero

Anthony Quayle
as Frank O'Connor

Harold J. Stone
as Lt. Bowers

Esther Minciotti
as Mrs. Balestrero

Charles Cooper
as Det. Matthews

Nehemiah Persoff
as Gene Conforti

Laurinda Barrett
as Constance Willis

Norma Connolly
as Betty Todd

Doreen Lang
as Ann James

Frances Reid
as Mrs. O'Connor

Lola D'Annunzio
as Olga Conforti

Robert Essen
as Gregory Balestrero

Kippy Campbell
as Robert Balestrero

Dayton Lummis
as Judge Groat

John Heldabrand
as Tomasini

Richard Robbins
as Daniell

John Vivyan
as Det. Holman

Will Hare
as McKaba

Werner Klemperer
as Dr. Banay

Harry Stanton
as Correction Officer

Mel Dowd
as Nurse

Peggy Webber
as Miss Dennerly

Mike Keene

Maurice Wells
as Department of Correction Officer

Anna Karen
as Miss Duffield

Michael Ann Barrett
as Miss Daly

Alexander Lockwood
as Emmerton

Emerson Treacy
as Mr. Wendon

William Hudson
as Police Lieutenant

Marc May
as Tomasini's Assistant

William Le Massena
as Sang

Leonard Capone
as Court Clerk

Harold Berman
as Court Stenographer

John Caler
as Soldier

Chris Gampel
as Department of Correction Guard

Silvio Minciotti
as Mr. Balestrero

Barry Atwater
as Mr. Bishop

Allan Ray
as Suspect

Dino Terranova
as Mr. Ferrero

Rosanna San Marco
as Mrs. Ferrero

Daniel Ocko
as Felony Court Judge

Olga Fabian
as Mrs. Mank

Clarence Straight
as Policeman

Maurice Manbson
as DA Hall

Paul Bryar
as Interrogation Officer

Don Turner
as Detective

Otto Simanek Sr.
as Mr. Mank

Penny Santon
as Spanish Woman

Charles Aidman
as Medical Attendant

David Kelly
as Policeman

Helen Shields
as Receptionist

Dan Terranova
as Mr. Ferraro

Don Charles McGovern
as Waving Man

Cherry Hardy
as Waving Woman

Elizabeth Scott
as Waving Woman

Walter Köhler
as Manny's Attorney

John Truax
as Suspect

Spencer Davis
as Prisoner's Lawyer

Ed Bryce
as Court Officer

Henry Beckman
as Prisoner

Maria Reid
as Spanish Woman

Paul Carr
as Young Man

Maurice Manson
as District Attorney

Tuesday Weld
as Giggly Girl

Bonnie Franklin
as Giggly Girl

Dallas Midgette
as Customer at Bickford's

Pat Morrow
as Young Girl

Donald May
as Arresting Patrolman

John C. Becher
as Liquor Store Proprietor

Gordon B. Clark
as Police Attendant

George Earl Lee
as Delicatessen Proprietor

Mary Boylan
as Curious Customer

John R. McKee
as Police Attendant

Natalie Priest
as Delicatessen Proprietor's Wife

Rhodelle Heller
as Stork Club Customer

Olive Stacey
as Stork Club Customer

John Stephen
as Stork Club Customer

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Critic Reviews for The Wrong Man

Audience Reviews for The Wrong Man

• Dec 01, 2016

  I have to say, usually in this country it's an African-American man who gets arrested as the 'Wrong Man', but this Hitchcock film is indeed based closely on a true story. It's interesting to ponder why Hitch announces that fact at the outset, and I suppose it's because therein lies the true horror: that at any time, while minding our own business, we might be arrested and accused of crimes we haven't committed. We might be have our freedom taken, get locked up in a cage, and find ourselves at the mercy of the judicial system. The scenes where Henry Fonda is imprisoned are absolutely brilliant, as are the ones of him on trial, looking around the courtroom, and noticing the trivial little behaviors of those around him, while his own life hangs in the balance. The pace of this movie is a little slow at times, but a part of that is intentional, and heightens the realism. The police procedures may have you shaking your head, as will the notoriously unreliable eyewitness testimony. There is a bit of a twist in the story concerning Fonda's wife, played by Vera Miles, which I didn't expect. It's not Hitchcock's best work, but it is the most direct statement of his concerning this motif which appeared in so many of his films, and certainly worth watching.
  Antonius B Super Reviewer
• May 29, 2012

  I never would have guessed that The Master at the height of his powers could fashion a film so desperately dull. Watch Henry Fonda get arrested, taken for questioning, get fingered in a lineup, stand for arraignment, go to prison, empty his pockets, count his change, and so on, all in tedious step-by-step detail. This was a personal project for Hitch in that it was a true story that fascinated him, even using some of the actual locations for shooting, but the subject of a wrongly accused man is nothing new to today's more socially conscious citizen. The only remarkable facet of the case is that the distress caused the wrong man's wife (Vera Miles) to be institutionalized for 2 years. Makes <i>The Paradine Case</i> look like <i>Inherit the Wind.</i>
  Doctor S Super Reviewer
• Feb 27, 2012

  In this very somber Hitchcock offering Henry Fonda is a everyman musician for an exclusive nightclub accused of a series of petty crimes. The effect on him and his family is the focus, as their lives, just above poverty to begin with, begin to unravel. Several scenes are noteworthy, like the booking in the police station and the courtroom scene, the sense of entrapment very palpable. Not a popular film, still worth your time.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• Jan 12, 2012

  amusingly old school
  Nathan L Super Reviewer

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