Call Northside 777
It couldn't happen... but it did!
1948-02-13 | 111 minutes
Plot Summary
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
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James StewartP.J. 'Jim' McNeal
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Richard ConteFrank W. Wiecek
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Lee J. CobbBrian Kelly
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Helen WalkerLaura McNeal
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Betty GardeWanda Skutnik
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Kasia OrzazewskiTillie Wiecek
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Joanne De BerghHelen Wiecek
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Howard SmithK.L. Palmer
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Moroni OlsenParole Board Chairman
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John McIntireSam Faxon
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Paul HarveyMartin J. Burns
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Robert AdlerTaxicab Driver (uncredited)
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Truman BradleyNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
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Michael ChapinFrank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
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James DimePoker Player (uncredited)
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Rex DowningCopy Boy (uncredited)
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Helen FosterSecretary (uncredited)
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Jonathan HaleGovernor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
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Percy HeltonMailman William Decker (uncredited)
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