Call Northside 777
“It couldn't happen... but it did!”
Synopsis
In 1932, a police officer is killed, and Frank Wiecek is convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad placed by Frank's mother draws the attention of Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal, who begins investigating the case. Initially, O'Neal believes Frank to be guilty. However, as he starts to question this assumption, he encounters growing resistance from authorities who are reluctant to admit they may have been mistaken.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Edited by J Watson Webb JrShot by Joseph MacdonaldScored by Alfred Newman
Also known as
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23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
James Stewart
as P.J. McNeal
Richard Conte
as Frank Wiecek
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as P.J. McNeal
Lee J Cobb
as Brian Kelly
Helen Walker
as Laura McNeal
Betty Garde
as Wanda Skutnik
Kasia Orzazewski
as Tillie Wiecek
Joanne De Bergh
as Helen Wiecek
Howard Smith
as K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen
as Parole Board Chairman
John Mcintire
as Sam Faxon
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