Call Northside 777 (1948)
- Directed by
- Henry Hathaway
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 177 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Chicago reporter reopens an 11 year old murder case after learning a man may have been wrongly convicted. He digs through old evidence and interviews witnesses to find the truth.
investigativetensegrittydeliberatesuspensefulearnestnoirish
What happens
Call Northside 777 is a 1948 American docudrama film directed by Henry Hathaway. The film parallels the true story of a Chicago newspaper reporter who proved that a man jailed for murder 11 years previously was wrongly convicted. James Stewart stars as the persistent journalist and Richard Conte plays the imprisoned Frank Wiecek. Wiecek is based on Joseph Majczek, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of a Chicago policeman in 1932, one of the worst years of organized crime during Prohibition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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