Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777

Crime Drama

Storyline: 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.

Release Date: 1948-02-13

Original Language: en

Original Title: Call Northside 777

Status: Released

Runtime: 111 minutes

TagLine: It couldn't happen... but it did!

Rating: (157 votes)

Budget: $0

Revenue: $0

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Spoken Languages: English, Deutsch, Polski

View On: TMDb | IMDb

Popularity:

1%

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Cast Members

James Stewart

James Stewart (P.J. 'Jim' McNeal)

83.65%

Richard Conte

Richard Conte (Frank W. Wiecek)

35.92%

Lee J. Cobb

Lee J. Cobb (Brian Kelly)

100.00%

Helen Walker

Helen Walker (Laura McNeal)

13.51%

Betty Garde

Betty Garde (Wanda Skutnik)

16.27%

Kasia Orzazewski

Kasia Orzazewski (Tillie Wiecek)

2.59%

Joanne De Bergh

Joanne De Bergh (Helen Wiecek)

1.00%

Howard Smith

Howard Smith (K.L. Palmer)

22.45%

Moroni Olsen

Moroni Olsen (Parole Board Chairman)

15.13%

John McIntire

John McIntire (Sam Faxon)

71.87%

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey (Martin J. Burns)

34.77%

Robert Adler

Robert Adler (Taxicab Driver (uncredited))

15.92%

Truman Bradley

Truman Bradley (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

5.17%

Michael Chapin

Michael Chapin (Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited))

10.32%

James Dime

James Dime (Poker Player (uncredited))

14.57%

Rex Downing

Rex Downing (Copy Boy (uncredited))

5.65%

Ben Erway

Ben Erway (Photo Lab Technician (uncredited))

4.76%

Helen Foster

Helen Foster (Secretary (uncredited))

26.46%

Jonathan Hale

Jonathan Hale (Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited))

33.70%

Percy Helton

Percy Helton (Mailman William Decker (uncredited))

55.34%

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds (Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited))

25.64%

Charles Lane

Charles Lane (Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited))

26.78%

E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall (Rayska (uncredited))

55.96%

Addison Richards

Addison Richards (State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited))

16.30%

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander (Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited))

42.41%

Otto Waldis

Otto Waldis (Boris Siskovich (uncredited))

17.37%

Wanda Perry

Wanda Perry (Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited))

6.03%

Richard Bishop

Richard Bishop (Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited))

1.00%

Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake (Police Photographic Technician (uncredited))

16.91%

John Bleifer

John Bleifer (Jan Gruska (uncredited))

26.09%

Dollie Caillet

Dollie Caillet (Secretary (uncredited))

1.00%

Al Capone

Al Capone (Capone (archive footage) (uncredited))

2.84%

George Cisar

George Cisar (Policeman (uncredited))

20.69%

Jane Crowley

Jane Crowley (Anna Felczak (uncredited))

4.59%

John Dillinger

John Dillinger (Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited))

1.00%

Abe Dinovitch

Abe Dinovitch (Polish Man (uncredited))

3.14%

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn (Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited))

10.63%

Lew Eckles

Lew Eckles (Policeman (uncredited))

1.00%

Joseph Forte

Joseph Forte (Parole Board Member (uncredited))

6.70%

Stanley Gordon

Stanley Gordon (Prison Clerk (uncredited))

1.00%

Walter Greaza

Walter Greaza (Police Capt. Norris (uncredited))

4.94%

Buck Harrington

Buck Harrington (Bartender (uncredited))

1.00%

Perry Ivins

Perry Ivins (Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited))

8.18%

Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes (Pete (uncredited))

11.30%

Leonarde Keeler

Leonarde Keeler (Leonarde Keeler (uncredited))

1.00%

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall (Second Bartender (uncredited))

15.30%

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan (Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited))

7.22%

Carl Kroenke

Carl Kroenke (Guard (uncredited))

1.00%

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger (Detective (uncredited))

14.05%

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky (First Bartender (uncredited))

28.59%

Philip Lord

Philip Lord (Policeman (uncredited))

1.00%

Jack Mannick

Jack Mannick (Polish man (uncredited))

1.00%

Norman McKay

Norman McKay (Detective (uncredited))

1.00%

George Melford

George Melford (Parole Board Member (uncredited))

3.58%

Charles Miller

Charles Miller (Parole Board Member (uncredited))

10.08%

George Pembroke

George Pembroke (Policeman (uncredited))

12.67%

Arthur Peterson

Arthur Peterson (Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited))

7.76%

Joe Ploski

Joe Ploski (Polish Man (uncredited))

10.96%

William Post Jr.

William Post Jr. (Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited))

1.82%

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter (Captain's Secretary (uncredited))

27.94%

Richard Rober

Richard Rober (Sgt. Larson (uncredited))

24.38%

Dick Ryan

Dick Ryan (Parole Board Member (uncredited))

3.90%

Peter Seal

Peter Seal (Minor Role (uncredited))

1.00%

Lester Sharpe

Lester Sharpe (Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited))

4.37%

George Spaulding

George Spaulding (Man on Parole Board (uncredited))

1.11%

Ray Spiker

Ray Spiker (Barfly (uncredited))

15.68%

Ann Staunton

Ann Staunton (Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited))

9.42%

Freddie Steele

Freddie Steele (Holdup Man (uncredited))

13.48%

George Turner

George Turner (Holdup Man (uncredited))

4.70%

George Tyne

George Tyne (Tomek Zaleska (uncredited))

30.16%

Bill Vendetta

Bill Vendetta (Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited))

1.00%

Duke Watson

Duke Watson (Policeman (uncredited))

1.00%

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams (Illinois State Journal Technician)

15.86%

Edward Peil Jr.

Edward Peil Jr. (Bartender (uncredited))

1.00%

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