Film

Call Northside 777

1948 · 1h 51m · Crime · Drama

It couldn't happen... but it did!

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

81%

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. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

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

Paul Harvey

Martin J. Burns

Robert Adler

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Truman Bradley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Michael Chapin

Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)

Jimmy Dime

Poker Player (uncredited)

Rex Downing

Copy Boy (uncredited)

• Henry HathawayDirector
• Jerome CadyScreenplay
• Jay DratlerScreenplay
• Otto LangProducer
• Darryl F. ZanuckExecutive Producer
• Joseph MacDonaldDirector of Photography
• Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
• J. Watson Webb Jr.Editor

Call Northside 777

Release date

February 13, 1948

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

NR

Genres

Crime, Drama

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