could pass a sentence of 15 years but instead gives him 9 months. After a little debate this is amended to a year and a day as only sentences over a year are eligible for parole. This allows him to be paroled after 4 months. He is also fined one dollar... but all he can find in his pockets are forgeries so Ann offers to pay. Cast Burt Lancaster: Steve Buchanan Dorothy McGuire: Ann Winslow Edmund Gwenn: "Skipper" Miller Millard Mitchell: "Mac" Mc Intire Minor Watson: Judge O'Neil Hugh Sanders: Thad Mitchell Howard St. John: Chief James Millican: Olie Johnson Billy Gray: Mickey (uncredited) Larry Keating: James F. Lee (uncredited) Fess Parker: Fighting criminal (uncredited) Awards and nominations Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Edmund Gwenn) Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Edmund Gwenn) Nominated – Edgar Award for Best Mystery Screenplay (Robert Riskin) References External links 1950 films Films directed by Edmund Goulding 1950 comedy films American comedy films Comedy films based on actual events Films based on newspaper and magazine articles Films with screenplays by Robert Riskin 20th Century Fox films Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe winning performance Counterfeit money in film American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films