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Call Northside 777

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Call Northside 777
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NR,1hr 51min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1948
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Distributor:
20th Century Fox
Starring:
James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb  ...more
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 ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Call Northside 777 utilizes a pseudo-documentary style to heighten the realism of its fact-based plot. Director Henry Hathaway effectively combines Joe MacDonald's black-and-white cinematography with the atmospheric orchestral score of Alfred Newman to create an effective, engrossing mood for the wrongful imprisonment tale. Lead James Stewart is solid as usual; of special note in the supporting cast ... Full Review
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James Stewart
McNeal
Richard Conte
Frank Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
Laura McNeal
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