Call Northside 777
1948 ‧ Noir/Documentary ‧ 1h 52m
In 1932, Frank Wiecek (Richard Conte) is convicted of the murder of a Chicago policeman in a mob-connected speakeasy. Eleven years later, his mother, Tillie (Kasia Orzazewski), takes out a newspaper classified ad asking for information about the...
Release date: February 1, 1948 (USA)
Director: Henry Hathaway
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Based on: 1944 Chicago Daily Times articles; by James P. McGuire; Jack McPhaul -- writer
Box office: $2.7 million (US rentals)
Music by: Alfred Newman