Call Northside 777

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

  • Rated 6.7 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1948
  • 1h 51m
  • 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. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

Director
Henry Hathaway
Starring
James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker

Cast

  • James Stewart

    James Stewart

    P.J. 'Jim' McNeal

  • Richard Conte

    Richard Conte

    Frank W. Wiecek

  • Lee J. Cobb

    Lee J. Cobb

    Brian Kelly

  • Helen Walker

    Helen Walker

    Laura McNeal

  • Betty Garde

    Betty Garde

    Wanda Skutnik

  • Kasia Orzazewski

    Kasia Orzazewski

    Tillie Wiecek

  • Joanne De Bergh

    Joanne De Bergh

    Helen Wiecek

  • Howard Smith

    Howard Smith

    K.L. Palmer

  • Moroni Olsen

    Moroni Olsen

    Parole Board Chairman

  • John McIntire

    John McIntire

    Sam Faxon

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