Call Northside 777  

Fri Feb 13 1948

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.

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Cast and Crew

Directed By, Henry Hathaway |

Screenplay By, Jerome Cady | Jay Dratler |

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James Stewart

P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
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Richard Conte

Frank W. Wiecek
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Lee J. Cobb

Brian Kelly
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Helen Walker

Laura McNeal
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Betty Garde

Wanda Skutnik
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Kasia Orzazewski

Tillie Wiecek
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Joanne De Bergh

Helen Wiecek
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Howard Smith

K.L. Palmer
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Moroni Olsen

Parole Board Chairman
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John McIntire

Sam Faxon
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Paul Harvey

Martin J. Burns
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Robert Adler

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
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Truman Bradley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Michael Chapin

Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
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James Dime

Poker Player (uncredited)
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Rex Downing

Copy Boy (uncredited)
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Ben Erway

Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
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Helen Foster

Secretary (uncredited)
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Jonathan Hale

Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
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Percy Helton

Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
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Samuel S. Hinds

Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
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Charles Lane

Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
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E.G. Marshall

Rayska (uncredited)
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Addison Richards

State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
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Lionel Stander

Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
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Otto Waldis

Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
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Wanda Perry

Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
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Richard Bishop

Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
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Larry J. Blake

Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
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John Bleifer

Jan Gruska (uncredited)
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Dollie Caillet

Secretary (uncredited)
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Al Capone

Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
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George Cisar

Policeman (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley

Anna Felczak (uncredited)
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John Dillinger

Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Abe Dinovitch

Polish Man (uncredited)
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Eddie Dunn

Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
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Lew Eckles

Policeman (uncredited)
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Joseph Forte

Parole Board Member (uncredited)
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Stanley Gordon

Prison Clerk (uncredited)
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Walter Greaza

Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
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Buck Harrington

Bartender (uncredited)
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Perry Ivins

Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
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Robert Karnes

Pete (uncredited)
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Leonarde Keeler

Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
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Cy Kendall

Second Bartender (uncredited)
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J.M. Kerrigan

Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
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Carl Kroenke

Guard (uncredited)
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Paul Kruger

Detective (uncredited)
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Henry Kulky

First Bartender (uncredited)
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Philip Lord

Policeman (uncredited)
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Jack Mannick

Polish man (uncredited)
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Norman McKay

Detective (uncredited)
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George Melford

Parole Board Member (uncredited)
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Charles Miller

Parole Board Member (uncredited)
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George Pembroke

Policeman (uncredited)
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Arthur Peterson

Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
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Joe Ploski

Polish Man (uncredited)
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William Post Jr.

Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Thelma Ritter

Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
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Richard Rober

Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
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Dick Ryan

Parole Board Member (uncredited)
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Peter Seal

Minor Role (uncredited)
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Lester Sharpe

Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
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George Spaulding

Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
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Ray Spiker

Barfly (uncredited)
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Ann Staunton

Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
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Freddie Steele

Holdup Man (uncredited)
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George Turner

Holdup Man (uncredited)
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George Tyne

Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
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Bill Vendetta

Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
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Duke Watson

Policeman (uncredited)
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Robert B. Williams

Illinois State Journal Technician
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Edward Peil Jr.

Bartender (uncredited)
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Details

Rating

Not Adult

Genres

Crime
Drama

Tagline

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

Langauge

en

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Runtime

111 minutes

Budget

0 $

Box-Office

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