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Call Northside 777 (1948)  link to Call Northside 777 on IMDb  

Number: 2365

poster Call Northside 777

IMDb Rating:
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7.4/10 (6822 votes)

Country: USA, 112 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Polish

Genre(s): Drama, Film-Noir

Director(s): Henry Hathaway

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
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.

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Cast:

photo James Stewart James Stewart P.J. McNeal
photo Richard Conte Richard Conte Frank Wiecek
photo Lee J. Cobb Lee J. Cobb Brian Kelly
photo Helen Walker Helen Walker Laura McNeal
photo Betty Garde Betty Garde Wanda Skutnik

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3