United States / Feb 13, 1948 / NR / (Baltimore, Maryland)
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Howard Smith | K.L. Palmer |
| Moroni Olsen | Parole Board Chairman |
| John McIntire | Sam Faxon |
| Paul Harvey | Martin J. Burns |
| Robert Adler | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| Truman Bradley | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Michael Chapin | Frank Wiecek Jr. (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Dime | Poker Player (uncredited) |
| Rex Downing | Copy Boy (uncredited) |
| Ben Erway | Photo Lab Technician (uncredited) |
| Helen Foster | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hale | Governor's Aide Robert Winston (uncredited) |
| Percy Helton | Mailman William Decker (uncredited) |
| Samuel S. Hinds | Judge Charles Moulton (uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Prosecuting Attorney (uncredited) |
| E.G. Marshall | Rayska (uncredited) |
| Addison Richards | State Commissioner John Albertson (uncredited) |
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| Lionel Stander | Wiecek's Cellmate Corrigan (uncredited) |
| Otto Waldis | Boris Siskovich (uncredited) |
| Wanda Perry | Chicago Times Telophone Reporter (uncredited) |
| Richard Bishop | Warden of Stateville Prison (uncredited) |
| Larry J. Blake | Police Photographic Technician (uncredited) |
| John Bleifer | Jan Gruska (uncredited) |
| Dollie Caillet | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Al Capone | Capone (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| George Cisar | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jane Crowley | Anna Felczak (uncredited) |
| John Dillinger | Dillinger (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Abe Dinovitch | Polish Man (uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Patrolman John W. Bundy (uncredited) |
| Lew Eckles | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Joseph Forte | Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| Stanley Gordon | Prison Clerk (uncredited) |
| Walter Greaza | Police Capt. Norris (uncredited) |
| Buck Harrington | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Perry Ivins | Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited) |
| Robert Karnes | Pete (uncredited) |
| Leonarde Keeler | Leonarde Keeler (uncredited) |
| Cy Kendall | Second Bartender (uncredited) |
| J.M. Kerrigan | Sullivan - Court Bailiff (uncredited) |
| Carl Kroenke | Guard (uncredited) |
| Paul Kruger | Detective (uncredited) |
| Henry Kulky | First Bartender (uncredited) |
| Philip Lord | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Mannick | Polish man (uncredited) |
| Norman McKay | Detective (uncredited) |
| George Melford | Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| Charles Miller | Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| George Pembroke | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Peterson | Keeler's Polygraph Assistant (uncredited) |
| Joe Ploski | Polish Man (uncredited) |
| William Post Jr. | Sixth Precinct Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Thelma Ritter | Captain's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Richard Rober | Sgt. Larson (uncredited) |
| Dick Ryan | Parole Board Member (uncredited) |
| Peter Seal | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Lester Sharpe | Illinois State Journal Technician (uncredited) |
| George Spaulding | Man on Parole Board (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Barfly (uncredited) |
| Ann Staunton | Chicago Times Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Freddie Steele | Holdup Man (uncredited) |
| George Turner | Holdup Man (uncredited) |
| George Tyne | Tomek Zaleska (uncredited) |
| Bill Vendetta | Chicago Times Photographer (uncredited) |
| Duke Watson | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Illinois State Journal Technician |
| Edward Peil Jr. | Bartender (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Call Northside 777 |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Polski, Deutsch, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 13 febbraio 1948 |
| Executive producer | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Production | Otto Lang |
| Writer | Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, Leonard Hoffman, Quentin Reynolds, Jack McPhaul |
| Editing | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald, Jerry Milligan, Frank Cory, Paul Russell, Til Gabani |
| Assistant directors | Abe Steinberg, Joseph E. Rickards, Henry Hathaway, Stanley K. Scheuer |
| Camera operators | Til Gabani, Joseph MacDonald, Jerry Milligan, Frank Cory, Paul Russell |
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| Additional photography | Joseph MacDonald, Jerry Milligan, Frank Cory, Paul Russell, Til Gabani |
| Production design | Walter M. Scott, Lyle R. Wheeler, Thomas Little, Mark-Lee Kirk |
| Art direction | Lyle R. Wheeler, Mark-Lee Kirk, Walter M. Scott, Thomas Little |
| Set decoration | Walter M. Scott, Thomas Little, Lyle R. Wheeler, Mark-Lee Kirk |
| Visual effects | Fred Sersen |
| Music | Alfred Newman, Edward B. Powell, W.D. Flick, Roger Heman Sr. |
| Sound | Alfred Newman, Edward B. Powell, W.D. Flick, Roger Heman Sr. |
| Costume design | Kay Nelson, Ben Nye, Myrtle Ford, Thomas Tuttle, Dick Smith, Sam Benson, Charles LeMaire |
| Makeup | Ben Nye, Thomas Tuttle, Dick Smith, Kay Nelson, Myrtle Ford, Sam Benson, Charles LeMaire |
| Hairstyling | Kay Nelson, Ben Nye, Myrtle Ford, Thomas Tuttle, Dick Smith, Sam Benson, Charles LeMaire |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Nov 10, 1948 / 0
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