Call Northside 777
“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. 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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74 people
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Known for
Rear Window
Vertigo
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Known for
The Godfather
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
Known for
Nightmare Alley
Cluny Brown
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Known for
Caged
Cry of the City
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Known for
Thieves' Highway
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
No other roles listed
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
Known for
Kiss of Death
I Bury the Living
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
Known for
Notorious
Mildred Pierce
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
Known for
Psycho
Turner & Hooch
Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Henry Hathaway Director · Jay Dratler Screenplay Jerome Cady Screenplay
Worldwide gross $2.7M · United States release February 13, 1948 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,700,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Polish
Release dates
United States · February 13, 1948
Theatrical · (Baltimore, Maryland)
Germany
November 10, 1948 · Theatrical
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