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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| James Stewart | ... | P.J. McNeal | |
| Richard Conte | ... | Frank Wiecek | |
| Lee J. Cobb | ... | Brian Kelly | |
| Helen Walker | ... | Laura McNeal | |
| Betty Garde | ... | Wanda Skutnik | |
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Kasia Orzazewski | ... | Tillie Wiecek |
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Joanne De Bergh | ... | Helen Wiecek (as Joanne de Bergh) |
| Howard Smith | ... | K.L. Palmer | |
| Moroni Olsen | ... | Parole Board Chairman | |
| John McIntire | ... | Sam Faxon | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Martin Burns | |
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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. McNeal to look into the case. For some time, McNeal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords:
police call box | call box | baking | card game | chicago stockyard |Taglines:
Reporter Uncovers New Clues In Wiecek Case See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
March 1948 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Calling Northside 777 See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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P.J. McNeal: *Some* of them, but they make the wrong picture.
Laura McNeal: Pieces never make the wrong picture. Maybe you're looking at them from the wrong angle.
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Music by Cole Porter
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Laura McNeal: What's the matter, won't the pieces fit together?P.J. McNeal: *Some* of them, but they make the wrong picture.
Laura McNeal: Pieces never make the wrong picture. Maybe you're looking at them from the wrong angle.
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Don't Fence Me In(1944) (uncredited)
Music by Cole Porter
Played at the bar where McNeal orders a bourbon
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"Call Northside 777" is a well made crime drama shot in semi-documentary style. It benefits from a solid script, and tight direction (by Henry Hathaway). It also features a naturalistic James Stewart as a sharp investigative reporter; much of the success of the film is due to his thoroughly convincing performance. A fine support cast includes Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb and Helen Walker. What ages the film a bit is the now somewhat dated technology featured (a lengthy episode in which the lie detector is treated in detail, along with certain photographic reproduction and transference techniques). Yet, one can view these aspects as historically accurate representations, and enjoy the total production, which is on a commendably high level.