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Call Northside 777

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Call Northside 777 (1948)

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Reviews Counted:24

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Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.2/10

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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