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Call Northside 777 (1948)

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

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.

Release: 1948-02-13
Runtime: 111 min
Rating: 6.734 / 10
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
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler
Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Truman Bradley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Michael Chapin
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Jimmy Dime
Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Rex Downing
Copy Boy (uncredited)
No Image
Ben Erway
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Helen Foster
Secretary (uncredited)