Call Northside 777

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

Duration: 111 min
Release date: 1948-02-13
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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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James Stewart
James Stewart
as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
as Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
Lee J. Cobb
as Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
Helen Walker
as Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
Betty Garde
as Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
Kasia Orzazewski
as Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
Joanne De Bergh
as Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
Howard Smith
as K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
Moroni Olsen
as Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire
John McIntire
as Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler
Robert Adler
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Truman Bradley
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Michael Chapin
as Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
James Dime
James Dime
as Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Rex Downing
as Copy Boy (uncredited)
Ben Erway
Ben Erway
as Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Helen Foster
as Secretary (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Percy Helton
as Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Samuel S. Hinds
as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
as Rayska (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Lionel Stander
as Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
Otto Waldis
as Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Wanda Perry
as Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
Richard Bishop
Richard Bishop
as Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Larry J. Blake
as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
John Bleifer
John Bleifer
as Jan Gruska (uncredited)
Dollie Caillet
Dollie Caillet
as Secretary (uncredited)
Al Capone
Al Capone
as Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Cisar
George Cisar
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Jane Crowley
as Anna Felczak (uncredited)
John Dillinger
John Dillinger
as Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abe Dinovitch
Abe Dinovitch
as Polish Man (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited)
Lew Eckles
Lew Eckles
as Policeman (uncredited)
Joseph Forte
Joseph Forte
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Stanley Gordon
Stanley Gordon
as Prison Clerk (uncredited)
Walter Greaza
Walter Greaza
as Police Capt. Norris (uncredited)
Buck Harrington
Buck Harrington
as Bartender (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Perry Ivins
as Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Robert Karnes
as Pete (uncredited)
Leonarde Keeler
Leonarde Keeler
as Leonarde Keeler (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Cy Kendall
as Second Bartender (uncredited)
J.M. Kerrigan
J.M. Kerrigan
as Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Carl Kroenke
Carl Kroenke
as Guard (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
as Detective (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
Henry Kulky
as First Bartender (uncredited)
Philip Lord
Philip Lord
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Mannick
Jack Mannick
as Polish man (uncredited)
Norman McKay
Norman McKay
as Detective (uncredited)
George Melford
George Melford
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Charles Miller
Charles Miller
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
George Pembroke
George Pembroke
as Policeman (uncredited)
Arthur Peterson
Arthur Peterson
as Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Joe Ploski
as Polish Man (uncredited)
William Post Jr.
William Post Jr.
as Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Thelma Ritter
Thelma Ritter
as Captain's Secretary (uncredited)
Richard Rober
Richard Rober
as Sgt. Larson (uncredited)
Dick Ryan
Dick Ryan
as Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Peter Seal
Peter Seal
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Lester Sharpe
as Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited)
George Spaulding
George Spaulding
as Man on Parole Board (uncredited)
Ray Spiker
Ray Spiker
as Barfly (uncredited)
Ann Staunton
Ann Staunton
as Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Freddie Steele
as Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Turner
George Turner
as Holdup Man (uncredited)
George Tyne
George Tyne
as Tomek Zaleska (uncredited)
Bill Vendetta
Bill Vendetta
as Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Duke Watson
as Policeman (uncredited)
Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams
as Illinois State Journal Technician
Edward Peil Jr.
Edward Peil Jr.
as Bartender (uncredited)
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