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Call Northside 777 is a 1948 reality-based newspaper American drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years before.
Call Northside 777: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker. Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.
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Jan 12, 2021 · The movie stars James Stewart as a Chicago reporter who is assigned to cover the story of a man serving a life sentence for murder. The reporter becomes convinced of the man's innocence and sets...
In 1932, Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) is convicted of the murder of a Chicago policeman in a mob-connected speakeasy. Eleven years later, his mother, Tillie (Kasia Orzazewski), takes out a ...
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Call Northside 777 (1948) -- (Movie Clip) Trouble With Being Innocent Still on location at the Statesville prison in Illinois, reporter McNeal (James Stewart), now crusading on behalf of another inmate, tries to get Zaleska (George Tyne), convicted for the same murder, to give up the name of his real accomplice, in Call Northside 777, 1948.
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.
