Call Northside 777
Summary:
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);... Full Summary >>
Cast:
James Stewart - (McNeal)
Richard Conte - (Frank Wiecek)
Lee J. Cobb - (Brian Kelly)
Helen Walker - (Laura McNeal)
Betty Garde - (Wanda Skutnik)
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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... Continue >>
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