Call Northside 777

  • James Stewart: P. J. McNeal
  • Richard Conte: Frank Wiecek
  • Lee J. Cobb: Brian Kelly
  • Helen Walker: Laura McNeal
  • Betty Garde: Wanda Skutnik
  • Kasia Orzazewski: Tillie Wiecek
  • Joanne De Bergh: Helen Wiecek
  • Howard Smith, K. L. Palmer
  • Moroni Olsen: Begnadigungsauschuss - Chairman
  • John McIntire: Sam Faxon
  • Paul Harvey: Martin J. Burns

Call Northside 777 (Original Title: Call Northside 777 ) is a twisted black and white film noir by Henry Hathaway in 1948 The movie is a leading proponent of popular during its time of origin " semi-documentary " style.. The film relies on a real case and was filmed on location. The hero of the film is a rather average citizen who wants to help the law and justice to victory.

Action

In Chicago the Prohibitons era Frank Wiecek and Tomek Zaleska be sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a patrolman on which they are completely uninvolved in his own words. Eleven years later, Brian Kelly, editor of the Chicago Times, attention to an unusual ad: This promises a reward of $ 5,000 for information about the long-ago murder. Kelly led his best reporter P. J. McNeal said in the ad phone number to call Northside 777. McNeal quickly finds out that it is of the client at the ad to Frank Wieceks mother Tillie. This has the $ 5,000 the past eleven years saved up as a cleaning lady to so roll up the case of her son again can.

The skeptical by nature McNeal wants to let the matter rest there really is Kelly but she instructed to pursue. Reluctantly, he visited Frank Wiecek in prison and interviewed him. First, it remains suspicious, but eventually begins to believe innocence but to Wieceks. In his research he learns that Wiecek and Zaleska were at that time convicted of a single dubious testimony. McNeal goes in search of that now vanished honor Called Wanda Skutnik. When he after a long search finally can find yet, but this refuses to take back her statement. However, McNeal is meanwhile a photo fall into the hands, with which he can prove before the parole board that Wanda Skutniks statement was wrong. Frank Wiecek is released out of prison.

Background

The film opened on 18 February 1948 in the cinemas of the United States. In Germany, he was released in September 1949.

Criticism

" The one with semi-documentary style means very gripping thriller directed refers to an actual event. "

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