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Soittakaa Northside 777

Original title: Call Northside 777
  • 19481948
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
Trailer for this thriller starring James Stewart
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DramaFilm-Noir

Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a decade-old murder case.

IMDb RATING
7.4/10
9K
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  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • Jerome Cady(screen play)
    • Jay Dratler(screen play)
    • Leonard Hoffman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Richard Conte
    • Lee J. Cobb
  • Director
    • Henry Hathaway
  • Writers
    • Jerome Cady(screen play)
    • Jay Dratler(screen play)
    • Leonard Hoffman(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Richard Conte
    • Lee J. Cobb
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 119User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos1

    Call Northside 777
    Trailer 1:53
    Call Northside 777

    Photos23

    Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, Joanne De Bergh, and Helen Walker in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
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    James Stewart in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Joanne De Bergh in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
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    James Stewart and Richard Conte in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Kasia Orzazewski in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, Joanne De Bergh, and Helen Walker in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart and Helen Walker in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)
    James Stewart, Richard Conte, and Kasia Orzazewski in Soittakaa Northside 777 (1948)

    Top cast

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • P.J. McNeal
    Richard Conte
    Richard Conte
    • Frank Wiecek
    Lee J. Cobb
    Lee J. Cobb
    • Brian Kelly
    Helen Walker
    Helen Walker
    • Laura McNeal
    Betty Garde
    Betty Garde
    • Wanda Skutnik
    Kasia Orzazewski
    Kasia Orzazewski
    • Tillie Wiecek
    Joanne De Bergh
    • Helen Wiecek
    • (as Joanne de Bergh)
    Howard Smith
    Howard Smith
    • K.L. Palmer
    Moroni Olsen
    Moroni Olsen
    • Parole Board Chairman
    John McIntire
    John McIntire
    • Sam Faxon
    Paul Harvey
    Paul Harvey
    • Martin Burns
    Robert Adler
    Robert Adler
    • Taxicab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Bishop
    • Warden of Stateville Prison
    • (uncredited)
    Larry J. Blake
    Larry J. Blake
    • Police Photographic Technician
    • (uncredited)
    John Bleifer
    • Jan Gruska
    • (uncredited)
    Truman Bradley
    Truman Bradley
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dollie Caillet
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Al Capone
    Al Capone
    • Capone
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Henry Hathaway
    • Writers
      • Jerome Cady(screen play)
      • Jay Dratler(screen play)
      • Leonard Hoffman(adaptation)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The man administering the polygraph test to convict Richard Conte was the inventor of the polygraph or lie detector machine, Leonarde Keeler. He played himself in the movie.
    • Goofs
      SPOILER: It's highly unlikely that there would have been enough resolution in the original print to see a headline, let alone read the date on the newspaper. If there were, they would have been able to easily see the date with a simple magnifying glass. Only photographic enlargement performed on the original negative could possibly reveal additional small details. Instead they created a new negative from the print in order to make the enlargements. Since the new negative is made from the print, there is no way to recreate details that can't be seen on that print in the first place. If your original is missing enough legibility to see the fine details, no amount of copying or enlarging can possibly improve upon that. Also, there's no need to read the date - in the first enlargement, probably, and definitely in the slightly larger second enlargement, it should be possible to identify the date from the layout of the newspaper page.
    • Quotes

      P.J. McNeal: [to warden, after trying to talk Tomek into confessing to get parole] You must run a nice jail; this guy doesn't want to get out either.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are printed on the pages of a book; it is also stated that this is a true story.
    • Connections
      Edited from Chicago palaa (1938)
    • Soundtracks
      Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
      (1922) (uncredited)

      Music by Fred Fisher

      Played during the Prohibition montage

    User reviews119

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    Featured review
    7/10
    reporter sets out to prove a convicted man is innocent
    An eyewitness to a cop killing sends a man to the pen for 99 years. Eleven years later the convict's mother offers 5 thousand dollars to anyone proving her son is not guilty. A newspaperman looks into the case and becomes obsessed with gathering information which he is convinced will exonerate the convicted man. Tense, dramatic look at the seedy side of life.
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    5
    • helpless_dancer
    • Jun 18, 1999

    FAQ12

    • Joanne de Bergh---When did she sign for "Northside"?
    • Helen Walker---When was she signed for "Northside"?
    • Chicago Opening Happened When?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 11, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Call Northside 777
    • Filming locations
      • Stateville Correctional Center - 16830 South Broadway Street, Joliet, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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