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Call Northside 777 is a 1948 American drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago newspaper reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder 11 years previously was wrongly convicted.
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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.
- (11K)
- Drama, Film-Noir
- Henry Hathaway
- 1948-03
The real-life crime that inspired Call Northside 777 was perfect for this type of drama. It began during the early days of the Depression in Chicago when two men shot a policeman in Vera Walush's deli, located in the Eastern European neighborhood known as the Back of the Yards.
- Henry Hathaway, Joe Rickards, Abe Steinberg
- James Stewart
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...
- (21)
- James Stewart
- Henry Hathaway
- Crime, Drama
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...
- 107 min
- 77.9K
- Chiller Theater
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Dec 3, 2022 · Call Northside 777 is a 1948 reality-based FILM NOlR newspaper docu-drama directed by Henry Hathaway. It stars James Stewart, Richard Conte and Lee J. Cobb. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly convicted 11 years before.
