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- How long is Call Northside 777?
- Call Northside 777 is 1 hr 51 min long.
- Who directed Call Northside 777?
- Henry Hathaway
- Who is McNeal in Call Northside 777?
- James Stewart plays McNeal in the film.
- What is Call Northside 777 about?
- 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 crime. Hard-bitten city editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) assigns skeptical reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart) to investigate. The first studio feature ever shot on location in Chicago, the film is based on a true story.