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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.
Jun 18, 2022 · Call Northside 777 is a 1948 reality-based newspaper drama directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder was wrongly...
Aug 16, 2021. In 1932, Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) is convicted of the murder of a Chicago policeman in a mob-connected speakeasy. Eleven years later, his...
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Call Northside 777 (1948) -- (Movie Clip) My Lawyer Was A Drunk First visit to the (real) Illinois prison in Statesville, reporter McNeal (James Stewart) takes the measure of the possibly innocent Wiecek (Richard Conte), who's already served eleven years, 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.
