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Call Northside 777

Call Northside 777 (1948)

Drama, Film-Noir | United States

Director: Henry Hathaway

Talking Pictures TV | Friday 23 December 2022 | 18:35

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Rating: 7.3/10

SYNOPSIS

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.

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Writer: Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler

Producer: Otto Lang, Darryl F. Zanuck

Narrator: Truman Bradley

RUNTIME: 112 min

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