Call Northside 777 (1948)

Call Northside 777 (1948)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1948-02-13 United States of America 111 Min. PG-13
6.7 161 votes
Crime, Drama

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.

Cast

James Stewart is P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte is Frank W. Wiecek
Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb is Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly
Helen Walker is Laura McNeal
Laura McNeal
Betty Garde is Wanda Skutnik
Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski is Tillie Wiecek
Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh is Helen Wiecek
Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith is K.L. Palmer
K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen is Parole Board Chairman
Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire is Sam Faxon
Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey is Martin J. Burns
Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler is Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley is Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin is Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
James Dime is Poker Player (uncredited)
Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing is Copy Boy (uncredited)
Copy Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway is Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster is Secretary (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale is Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Percy Helton is Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds is Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Charles Lane is Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall is Rayska (uncredited)
Rayska (uncredited)
Addison Richards is State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Lionel Stander is Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Otto Waldis is Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Wanda Perry is Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Bishop is Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake is Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
John Bleifer is Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Dollie Caillet is Secretary (uncredited)
Secretary (uncredited)
Al Capone is Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Cisar is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Jane Crowley is Anna Felczak (uncredited)
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
John Dillinger is Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch is Polish Man (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn is Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Lew Eckles is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Joseph Forte is Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Stanley Gordon is Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Greaza is Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Buck Harrington is Bartender (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)
Perry Ivins is Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Robert Karnes is Pete (uncredited)
Pete (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler is Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Cy Kendall is Second Bartender (uncredited)
Second Bartender (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan is Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Carl Kroenke is Guard (uncredited)
Guard (uncredited)
Paul Kruger is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
Henry Kulky is First Bartender (uncredited)
First Bartender (uncredited)
Philip Lord is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mannick is Polish man (uncredited)
Polish man (uncredited)
Norman McKay is Detective (uncredited)
Detective (uncredited)
George Melford is Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Miller is Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
George Pembroke is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson is Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Ploski is Polish Man (uncredited)
Polish Man (uncredited)
William Post Jr. is Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter is Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Rober is Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Dick Ryan is Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Peter Seal is Minor Role (uncredited)
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe is Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
George Spaulding is Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Ray Spiker is Barfly (uncredited)
Barfly (uncredited)
Ann Staunton is Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Freddie Steele is Holdup Man (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Turner is Holdup Man (uncredited)
Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Tyne is Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Bill Vendetta is Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Duke Watson is Policeman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams is Illinois State Journal Technician
Illinois State Journal Technician
Edward Peil Jr. is Bartender (uncredited)
Bartender (uncredited)