Call Northside 777 1948

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	7.4
Imdb Votes:	7,953
Duration:	112 mins
Year:	1948
Language:	English, Polish
Genre:	Drama, Film-Noir
Country:	USA
Director:	Henry Hathaway
Writers:	Jerome Cady (screen play), Jay Dratler (screen play), Leonard Hoffman (adaptation), Quentin Reynolds (adaptation), James P. McGuire (based on articles by)
Actors:	James Stewart , Richard Conte , Lee J. Cobb , Helen Walker ,
Awards:	1 win & 2 nominations.

Description:

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. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

Keywords:

corruption, chicago, -illinois, based-on-a-true-story, justice, newspaper-reporter, wrongful-conviction, perjury, forgery, classified-ad, state-penitentiary, murder-case, enlarged-picture, monetary-reward,