Solidly crafted change of pace for Stewart.
Call Northside 777 (1948)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:11
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The mother of Frank Wiecek, a prisoner convicted for killing a cop, offers $5000 for information leading his release of her son. She believes the jury erred and that Frank's innocent. Reporter... The mother of Frank Wiecek, a prisoner convicted for killing a cop, offers $5000 for information leading his release of her son. She believes the jury erred and that Frank's innocent. Reporter McNeal, who's been assigned to write a human-interest story on Wiecek, telephones her to get the scoop. McNeal's relentless investigation uncovers new clues that ultimately proves Wiecek's innocence, and returns him to freedom after eleven years of imprisonment. [More]
Starring: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker
Starring: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski, Howard Smith, Paul Harvey, John McIntire, George Tyne, Moroni Olsen
Director: Henry Hathaway
Director: Henry Hathaway
Screenwriter: Jerry Cady, Jay Dratler
Producer: Otto Lang
Composer: Alfred Newman
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Reviews for Call Northside 777
In short, there is nothing in this picture except a whopping shortcut towards the end -- and a few false parochialisms -- to keep it from banging the bell.
one of the most mundane legal thriller/newspaperman activist stories the world has ever seen
James Stewart gives a hard-edged performance as a jaded newspaper reporter who turns a classified ad into the story of the century.
The movie takes its time, but it finally gets into true noir territory by the last half hour, where dark streets, dark alleys, dark staircases, and dark rooms prevail.
James Stewart's brusque characterization provides Call Northside 777 with its edge.
A dark look into guilt and innocence with reporter Jimmy Stewart digging into an old murder story.
The true measure of a star is his ability to transform ordinary material into movie magic. James Stewart's presence in this routine crime-drama gives a plain film a complex core.
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