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Call Northside 777 (1948)

Call Northside 777 (1948)

Drama Crime

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

Release Date: 1948, February 13
Directors: Henry Hathaway
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox
Cast: Richard Conte, Addison Richards, Robert Adler, Paul Kruger, Lee J. Cobb, E.G. Marshall, John McIntire, J.M. Kerrigan, James Stewart, Samuel S. Hinds, Charles Lane, Michael Chapin

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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