Call Northside 777 (1948)
It couldn't happen... but it did!
1948 · NR · 1h 51m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty.
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler
Music by: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Joseph MacDonald
Editor: J. Watson Webb Jr.
Rated 6.7/10 by 178 viewers
Cast
James Stewart as P.J. 'Jim' McNealRichard Conte as Frank W. WiecekLee J. Cobb as Brian KellyHelen Walker as Laura McNealBetty Garde as Wanda SkutnikKasia Orzazewski as Tillie WiecekJoanne De Bergh as Helen WiecekHoward Smith as K.L. PalmerMoroni Olsen as Parole Board ChairmanJohn McIntire as Sam FaxonPaul Harvey as Martin J. BurnsRobert Adler as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)More like this
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