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Call Northside 777(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-02-13
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169 Votes
Time: 1h 51m
It couldn't happen... but it did!
Overview:
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. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Languages: Polish, German, English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Call Northside 777
Top 10 Billed Cast
James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
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