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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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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 previous.
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.
Aug 28, 2014 · 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.
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 ...
- Crime, Drama
Call Northside 777 (1948), one of the finest examples of the semi-documentary drama, is based on a true tale of police corruption, hard-nosed reporters, and tough working-class neighborhoods. Influenced by Italian neorealism and inspired by the advancements in cinema equipment during the war, semi-documentary dramas combined characteristics of ...
Henry Hathaway’s Call Northside 777 isn’t a police procedural but a newspaper procedural filmed in the semi-documentary style Hathaway helped make popular for a time in the late forties. Based on true events, the film follows newspaperman PJ McNeal (James Stewart) as he investigates, reluctantly at first, whether a man imprisoned for 12 ...
Call Northside 777 - Movie - Where To Watch. Movie. 1948. 1 HOUR 51 MINS. Crime drama. In 1932, a Chicago newsman investigates the potential wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to life for...
Neil Young 29 Feb 2016. Critics reviews. In a Chicago that is struggling to recover from its criminal past, Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal reopens a ten-year-old murder case.
