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. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Call Northside 777Crime, Drama
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
- Paul Harvey — Martin J. Burns
- Robert Adler — Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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