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.
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler.
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James Stewart as P.J. 'Jim' McNeal |
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Richard Conte as Frank W. Wiecek |
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Lee J. Cobb as Brian Kelly |
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Helen Walker as Laura McNeal |
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Betty Garde as Wanda Skutnik |
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Kasia Orzazewski as Tillie Wiecek |
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Joanne De Bergh as Helen Wiecek |
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Howard Smith as K.L. Palmer |
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Moroni Olsen as Parole Board Chairman |
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John McIntire as Sam Faxon |
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Paul Harvey as Martin J. Burns |
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Robert Adler as Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
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Truman Bradley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Michael Chapin as Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Rex Downing as Copy Boy (uncredited) |
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Ben Erway as Photo Lab Technician (uncredited) |
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Helen Foster as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Jonathan Hale as Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) |
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Percy Helton as Mailman William Decker (uncredited) |
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Samuel S. Hinds as Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited) |
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Charles Lane as Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
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E.G. Marshall as Rayska (uncredited) |
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Addison Richards as State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited) |
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Lionel Stander as Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited) |
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Otto Waldis as Boris Siskovich (uncredited) |
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Wanda Perry as Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited) |
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Richard Bishop as Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited) |
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Larry J. Blake as Police Photographic Technician (uncredited) |
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John Bleifer as Jan Gruska (uncredited) |
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Dollie Caillet as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Al Capone as Capone (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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George Cisar as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jane Crowley as Anna Felczak (uncredited) |
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John Dillinger as Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Abe Dinovitch as Polish Man (uncredited) |
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Eddie Dunn as Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited) |
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Lew Eckles as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Joseph Forte as Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
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Stanley Gordon as Prison Clerk (uncredited) |
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Walter Greaza as Police Capt. Norris (uncredited) |
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Buck Harrington as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Perry Ivins as Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited) |
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Robert Karnes as Pete (uncredited) |
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Leonarde Keeler as Leonarde Keeler (uncredited) |
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Cy Kendall as Second Bartender (uncredited) |
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J.M. Kerrigan as Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Carl Kroenke as Guard (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Detective (uncredited) |
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Henry Kulky as First Bartender (uncredited) |
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Philip Lord as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Jack Mannick as Polish man (uncredited) |
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Norman McKay as Detective (uncredited) |
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George Melford as Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
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Charles Miller as Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
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George Pembroke as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Arthur Peterson as Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited) |
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Joe Ploski as Polish Man (uncredited) |
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William Post Jr. as Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Thelma Ritter as Captain's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Richard Rober as Sgt. Larson (uncredited) |
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Dick Ryan as Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
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Peter Seal as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Lester Sharpe as Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited) |
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George Spaulding as Man on Parole Board (uncredited) |
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Ray Spiker as Barfly (uncredited) |
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Ann Staunton as Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Freddie Steele as Holdup Man (uncredited) |
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George Turner as Holdup Man (uncredited) |
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George Tyne as Tomek Zaleska (uncredited) |
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Bill Vendetta as Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited) |
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Duke Watson as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Robert B. Williams as Illinois State Journal Technician |
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Edward Peil Jr. as Bartender (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Jerome Cady | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jay Dratler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leonard Hoffman | Adaptation |
| Writing | Quentin Reynolds | Adaptation |
| Production | Otto Lang | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. | Editor |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Executive Producer |
| Art | Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kay Nelson | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jack McPhaul | Story Consultant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myrtle Ford | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dick Smith | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Raymond A. Klune | Production Manager |
| Production | Sam Wurtzel | Production Manager |
| Directing | Joseph E. Rickards | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Abe Steinberg | Assistant Director |
| Sound | W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Fred Sersen | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Frank Cory | Grip |
| Camera | Til Gabani | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jerry Milligan | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Paul Russell | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sam Benson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Sound | Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Directing | Stanley K. Scheuer | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | James P. McGuire | Technical Advisor |
