Call Northside 777

1948 · directed by Henry Hathaway

Rating
75/100
Hit
no

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.

Call Northside 777 (1948), directed by Henry Hathaway, rates 75/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • James Stewart
  • Richard Conte
  • Lee J. Cobb
  • Helen Walker
  • Betty Garde
  • Kasia Orzazewski
  • Joanne De Bergh
  • Howard Smith
  • Moroni Olsen
  • John McIntire

Crew

  • Joseph MacDonald — Director of Photography
  • J. Watson Webb Jr. — Editor
  • Alfred Newman — Original Music Composer
  • Jay Dratler — Screenplay
  • Jerome Cady — Screenplay

More from Henry Hathaway

  1. The Dark Corner (1946) — 81/100 · hit
  2. The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935) — 81/100 · hit
  3. Kiss of Death (1947) — 79/100
  4. True Grit (1969) — 78/100
  5. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) — 77/100
  6. Peter Ibbetson (1935) — 75/100

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