The Wrong Man (1956)

Henry Fonda visits his insurance company to borrow money from his policy to pay for his wife’s dental work. The employees there report him as being the same man who has robbed the office twice before. Fonda’s life, and those of his family members, spirals downward as he awaits trial and circumstantial evidence piles up against him. The claustrophobic pressure is palpable as there is nothing that relatable everyday man Fonda can do to clear his name even while he and everyone who knows him is certain of his innocence. There’s no great exciting action sequences in the film, but the acting and direction are thoroughly effective in their rendering.