Call Northside 777 (1948)
"It couldn't happen... but it did!"
 
    Title: Call Northside 777
Original Title: Call Northside 777
Release Date: 1948-02-13
Status: Released
Rating: 6.68/10 (from 164 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Crime, Drama
Production Companies: 20th Century Fox
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.
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
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            