Call Northside 777
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 (Kasia Orzazewski), takes out a newspaper classified ad asking for information about the crime. Hard-bitten city editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) assigns skeptical reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to investigate. The first studio feature ever shot on location in Chicago, the film is based on a true story.
Release Date
March 1948
Running Time
111 minutes
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Starring
James Stewart
Richard Conte
Lee J. Cobb
Helen Walker
Credits
Director Henry Hathaway
Screenplay Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, Leonard Hoffman (adaptation), Quentin Reynolds (adaptation)
Producer Otto Lang
Cinematography Joseph MacDonald
Editing J. Watson Webb Jr.
Music Alfred Newman
Distributor 20th Century Fox
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