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A 1948 American drama film based on a true story of a Chicago reporter who proved the innocence of a wrongly convicted murderer. James Stewart stars as the journalist, Richard Conte as the convict, and Lee J. Cobb as the editor.
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
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...
- 111 min
- 382.7K
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A 1948 crime drama starring James Stewart as a reporter who re-opens a cold case. Based on true events, the film features Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker and Betty Garde.
- Henry Hathaway, Joe Rickards, Abe Steinberg
- James Stewart
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of this classic crime drama film directed by Henry Hathaway. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more on IMDb.
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)
- Crime, Drama
Dec 19, 2018 · A Chicago newspaper reporter helps a wretched washerwoman unravel her son's case eleven years ago. The journalist successfully campaigns for the rehabilitation of the man who was wrongly found ...
