Call Northside 777 (1948)

6.7/10 • 111 min • Crime Drama

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. 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.

Cast

James Stewart

P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

Richard Conte

Frank W. Wiecek

Lee J. Cobb

Helen Walker

Betty Garde

Kasia Orzazewski

Joanne De Bergh

Howard Smith

Moroni Olsen

Parole Board Chairman

John McIntire

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)

Helen Foster

Secretary (uncredited)

Jonathan Hale

Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)

Percy Helton

Mailman William Decker (uncredited)

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