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Overview

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Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Jerome Cady (screenplay) and
Jay Dratler (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 February 1948 (USA) more
Tagline:
Reporter Uncovers New Clues In Wiecek Case more
Plot:
Chicago reporter P.J. McNeal re-opens a ten year old murder case. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
reporter sets out to prove a convicted man is innocent more (51 total)

Cast

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Calling Northside 777
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Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Polish
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Norway:A (1948) | UK:U | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #12397) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more

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Trivia:
Thelma Ritter's role as the police captain's secretary was mostly deleted from the released print, but she can still briefly be seen and heard in one scene in which she tells James Stewart the captain will see him in his office. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Various characters refer to the murdered police officer as John W. Bundy, but the police record of the case shows his name as W.W. Bundy. more
Quotes:
P.J. McNeal: You look nice. Will you marry me?
Laura McNeal: I did.
P.J. McNeal: Oh yeah, yeah, that's right... Thanks.
Laura McNeal: You're welcome.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Capricorn One (1977) more

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reporter sets out to prove a convicted man is innocent, 18 June 1999
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Author: helpless_dancer from Broken Bow, Oklahoma

An eyewitness to a cop killing sends a man to the pen for 99 years. Eleven years later the convict's mother offers 5 thousand dollars to anyone proving her son is not guilty. A newspaperman looks into the case and becomes obsessed with gathering information which he is convinced will exonerate the convicted man. Tense, dramatic look at the seedy side of life.

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