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Call Northside 777
a.k.a. Calling Northside 777 Director: Henry Hathaway Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker

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  • DVD Release Date: 03/15/2005
  • Original Release: 1948
  • Rating: Not Rated
  • Sales Rank: 3,832

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Commentary by authors and historians James Ursini & Alain Silver; Fox Movietone News - motion picture stars attend premiere of Call Northside 777; Theatrical trailer

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Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Main Titles [1:02]
2. Cop Killing [:13]
3. Indictment [3:29]
4. Call Northside 777 [3:47]
5. A Mother's Faith [:46]
6. Story Angles [6:15]
7. Juicy Headlines [:27]
8. Picture Puzzle [5:01]
9. Selling Papers [1:42]
10. Just Name the Man [2:52]
11. Lie Detector Test [4:29]
12. Interference [5:06]
13. Slinging Mud [1:46]
14. Looking for Wanda [1:56]
15. Refusal [4:19]
16. Finish Story [1:25]
17. Blowup [1:48]
18. Solid Evidence [5:08]
19. Proof of Innocence [6:24]
20. A Good World [:36]

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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); her son Frank (Richard Conte) was convicted of the crime, but she is thoroughly convinced her son had nothing to do with the killing. McNeal doesn't believe for a moment that Frank could be innocent, but he sees a good human interest story in Tillie and writes a piece that receives a great deal of favorable attention. Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb), McNeal's editor, thinks there might be more to this story and asks P.J. to look into the original murder case. To McNeal's surprise, Frank passes a lie detector test in which he proclaims his innocence, and the more he digs into records on the case, the more he finds wrong with the original investigation; some evidence is missing, much is inconclusive, and the reporter begins to wonder if Frank might have been railroaded after all, or if the police might be trying to keep something quiet. Call Northside 777 was based on a true story. Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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February 28, 2005: I am so happy to see this film on DVD. Jimmy Stewart is superb and portrays a very hard edged character. He had been typcast before the war and proves that the four years of being a bomber pilot certainly did harden the actor. This film was released in conjunction with Stewart's stepping into history with his footprints at Graumans. The whole cast is great and I love that it was filmed on location in Chicago. Wonderful film!

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November 08, 2002: Jimmy Stewart plays McNeal, a Chicago newspaper reporter assigned to a story about a policeman's murder 10 years earlier, during Prohibition. Two men were convicted and sentenced to 99 years. One prisoner's mother, believing her son ''innocent,'' has raised five thousand dollars in the hope of reopening the murder investigation. Reporter McNeal digs into the facts looking for the truth. The film dramatically depicts his dealings with the police, the courts, and the Illinois Parole Board. Stewart gives a fine performance, helped by a good supporting cast and a taut story. Good film, well worth seeing.

This review was written about the VHS edition.