Call Northside 777 (1948)
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.
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Top Billed Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb
Runtime: 111 minutes
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James Stewart
P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire
Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey
Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Truman Bradley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Chapin
Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited)
Jimmy Dime
Poker Player (uncredited)
Rex Downing
Copy Boy (uncredited)
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Ben Erway
Photo Lab Technician (uncredited)
Helen Foster
Secretary (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale
Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Mailman William Decker (uncredited)
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited)
E.G. Marshall
Rayska (uncredited)
Addison Richards
State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited)
Lionel Stander
Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited)
Otto Waldis
Boris Siskovich (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited)
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Richard Bishop
Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Police Photographic Technician (uncredited)
John Bleifer
Jan Gruska (uncredited)
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Dollie Caillet
Secretary (uncredited)
Al Capone
Capone (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Cisar
Policeman (uncredited)
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Jane Crowley
Anna Felczak (uncredited)
John Dillinger
Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Abe Dinovitch
Polish Man (uncredited)
