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Call Northside 777
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Call Northside 777 is a 1948 American film noir crime drama directed by Henry Hathaway. The screenplay was written by Jay Dratler and Jerome Cady, with production by Otto Lang for 20th Century Studios. The film stars James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, and Moroni Olsen. Alfred Newman composed the score, while Joseph MacDonald served as director of photography.
The narrative is set in Chicago, where filming also took place. The story involves the Chicago Police Department and themes of police corruption and justice. It is based on a true story and utilizes photographic evidence as a plot element. The film is presented in black-and-white and runs for approximately 111 to 112 minutes.
The movie was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Fandango at Home, with availability on fuboTV. It has received a review score of 80% and an IMDb rating of 7.4. The tagline for the film is "It couldn't happen... but it did!" Art direction was handled by Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott.
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6.7In 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 as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
- Richard Conte as Frank W. Wiecek
- Lee J. Cobb as Brian Kelly
- Helen Walker as Laura McNeal
- Betty Garde as Wanda Skutnik
- Kasia Orzazewski as Tillie Wiecek
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- photographic evidence
- based on true story
- police corruption
- justice
- newspaper reporter
- wrongful conviction
- perjury
- classified ad
- murdered cop
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Chicago Police Department
- Director
- Henry Hathaway
- Screenwriter
- Jerome Cady
- Cast member
- Howard Smith
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Otto Lang
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Joseph MacDonald
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 295488
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- Call Northside 777
- publication date
- 1948-02-01
- title
- Call Northside 777
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 80%
- art director
- Walter M. Scott
- costume designer
- Kay Nelson
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