MOVIE
Call Northside 777
It couldn't happen... but it did!
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
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Released in 1948, Call Northside 777 sits inside the 1940s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1948-02-13
- Rating
- NR
- TMDB score
- 6.7/10
- Original language
- EN
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United States of America
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
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Topicschicago, illinoisphotographic evidencebased on true storypolice corruptionjusticenewspaper reporterwrongful convictionperjury