Call Northside 777 overview
Synopsis:
In this documentary-inspired thriller, P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) is a reporter who is asked by his editor to look into a potential story: their newspaper has been carrying an ad offering a substantial reward for information regarding the murder of a policeman that occurred eleven years ago. It turns out the ad was placed by a cleaning woman named Tillie Wiecek (Kasia Orzazewski); her son Frank (Richard Conte) was convicted of the crime, but she is thoroughly convinced her son had nothing to do with the killing.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Henry Hathaway
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Year: 1948
- Run Time: 111 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Set in: Chicago, IL
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama
- Filmed in: B&W



