Call Northside 777
20th Century Fox (1948)
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
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IMDB   7.4
1 hr 52 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
James Stewart P.J. 'Jim' McNeal
Lee J. Cobb Brian Kelly
Richard Conte Frank W. Wiecek
Helen Walker Laura McNeal
Betty Garde Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen Parole Board Chairman
John McIntire Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey Martin J. Burns
Robert Adler Taxicab Driver
Richard Bishop Warden of Stateville Prison
Larry J. Blake Police Photographic Technician
John Bleifer Jan Gruska
Director
Henry Hathaway
Producer Otto Lang
Writer Jerome Cady
Jay Dratler
Cinematography Joseph MacDonald
Musician Alfred Newman


Film noir, a classic film style of the '40s and '50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and high-contrast lighting. Comprising many of Hollywood's finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femme fatales and moral conflict.

When a classified ad grabs the attention of Chicago Times editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb), he sends ace reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to dig up new evidence in the 11-year-old case of a cop killer: It appears that Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) has taken a fall, and been wrongly imprisoned for the murder. Although hard-nosed McNeal is initially skeptical, he eventually believes that Wiecek was, in fact, a patsy. And although McNeal hits one dead end after another, the avid newsman never gives up the search for justice for the innocent Wiecek.
Edition Details
Edition Fox Film Noir
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 3/15/2005
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Commentary - by Authors and Historians James Ursini & Alain Silver
Fox Movietone News - Motion Picture Star Attend Premiere of Call Northside 777
Theatrical Trailer