Movie Description
Call Northside 777
(1948)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. 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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Henry Hathaway
- Producer : Otto Lang
- Writer : James P. McGuire
- Editor : J. Watson Webb Jr.
- Cast : James Stewart,Richard Conte,Lee J. Cobb,Helen Walker,Betty Garde,Kasia Orzazewski,Joanne De Bergh,Howard Smith,Moroni Olsen,John McIntire,Paul Harvey,Robert Adler,Truman Bradley,Michael Chapin,James Dime,Rex Downing,Ben Erway,Helen Foster,Jonathan Hale,Percy Helton,Samuel S. Hinds,Charles Lane,E.G. Marshall,Addison Richards,Lionel Stander,Otto Waldis,Wanda Perry,Richard Bishop,Larry J. Blake,John Bleifer,Dollie Caillet,Al Capone,George Cisar,Jane Crowley,John Dillinger,Abe Dinovitch,Eddie Dunn,Lew Eckles,Joseph Forte,Stanley Gordon,Walter Greaza,Buck Harrington,Perry Ivins,Robert Karnes,Leonarde Keeler,Cy Kendall,J.M. Kerrigan,Carl Kroenke,Paul Kruger,Henry Kulky,Philip Lord,Jack Mannick,Norman McKay,George Melford,Charles Miller,George Pembroke,Arthur Peterson,Joe Ploski,William Post Jr.,Thelma Ritter,Richard Rober,Dick Ryan,Peter Seal,Lester Sharpe,George Spaulding,Ray Spiker,Ann Staunton,Freddie Steele,George Turner,George Tyne,Bill Vendetta,Duke Watson,Robert B. Williams,Edward Peil Jr.
Cast
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Frank W. Wiecek
Brian Kelly
Laura McNeal
Wanda Skutnik
Tillie Wiecek
Helen Wiecek
K.L. Palmer
Parole Board Chairman
Sam Faxon
Martin J. Burns
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Rayska (uncredited)
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Second Bartender (uncredited)
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
First Bartender (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Polish man (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Barfly (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician
Bartender (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleCall Northside 777
Status Released
Release Information
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1948-02-13
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 51m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
