Call Northside 777 (1948)
13/02/1948
Crime, Drama
1h 51m
- 66% (158 votes)
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It couldn't happen... but it did!
Overview
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. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
- Henry HathawayDirector
- James P. McGuireWriter
- Jerome CadyScreenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- chicago, illinois
- photographic evidence
- based on true story
- police corruption
- justice
- newspaper reporter
- wrongful conviction
- perjury
- classified ad
- murdered cop
- state penitentiary
- murder case
- enlarged picture
- monetary reward
- lying witness
- eyewitness account
- eye witness account
Top Billed Cast
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
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