Call Northside 777 (1948)

USA, 112 min
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Basic facts

Original title Call Northside 777
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
  • Polska
Swedish release 1948-03-08

Cast

James Stewart
P.J. "Jim" McNeal

Richard Conte
Frank W. Wiecek

Lee J. Cobb
Brian Kelly

Helen Walker
Laura McNeal

Betty Garde
Wanda Skutnik, senare Wanda Siskovich

Kasia Orzazewski
Tillie Wiecek

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Titles

Original title
  • Call Northside 777
Swedish release title
  • Ring Northside 777

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Technical Advisor
Script Supervisor
Adaptation
Executive Producer
Camera Operator
Still Photographer
Special Photographic Effects
Key Grip
Musical Arrangement
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Assistant Film Editor
Narrator

Cast

James Stewart P.J. "Jim" McNeal
Richard Conte Frank W. Wiecek
Lee J. Cobb Brian Kelly
Helen Walker Laura McNeal
Betty Garde Wanda Skutnik, senare Wanda Siskovich
Kasia Orzazewski Tillie Wiecek
George Tyne Tomek Zaleska
Joanne De Bergh (as Joanne de Bergh) Helen Wiecek, senare Helen Rayska
Howard Smith K.L. Palmer
Moroni Olsen ordförande för frigivningsnämnden
John McIntire Sam Faxon
Paul Harvey Martin J. Burns
- Ej krediterade:
J.M. Kerrigan Sullivan
Samuel S. Hinds Charles Moulton, domare
Richard Bishop fängelsedirektör
Otto Waldis Boris Siskovich
Michael Chapin Frank Wiecek Jr.
John Bleifer Jan Gruska
Addison Richards John Albertson
Richard Rober sergeant Larson
Eddie Dunn John W. Bundy, patrullerande polis
Percy Helton William Decker, brevbärare
Charles Lane åklagarsidans advokat
E.G. Marshall Rayska
Norman McKay polisassistent
Walter Greaza polisintendent Norris
William Post Jr. vakthavande på sjätte polisdistriktet
George Melford ledamot av frigivningsnämnden
Charles F. Miller medlem av frigivningsnämnden
Joseph Forte medlem av frigivningsnämnden
Dick Ryan medlem av frigivningsnämnden
George Spaulding medlem av frigivningsnämnden
Lionel Stander Corrigan, Wieceks cellkamrat
Jonathan Hale Robert Winston, guvernörens medhjälpare
Lew Eckles polis
George Cisar polis
Philip Lord polis
Duke Watson polis
George Pembroke polis
Freddie Steele rånare
George Turner rånare
Jane Crowley Anna Felczak
Robert Karnes Pete, McNeals fotograf
Larry J. Blake polisfotograf
Robert Williams tekniker från Illinois State Journal
Perry Ivins tekniker från Illinois State Journal
Lester Sharpe tekniker från Illinois State Journal
Helen Foster sekreterare
Dollie Caillet sekreterare
Abe Dinovitch putsare
Jack Mannick putsare
Henry Kulky bartender på Drazynski's
Cy Kendall bartender på Bill's
Wanda Perry telefonist på Chicago Times
Ann Staunton telefonist på Chicago Times
Rex Downing springpojke på redaktionen
Edward Peil Jr. bartender
Buck Harrington bartender
Stanley Gordon fängelsetjänsteman
Carl Kroenke vakt
Leonarde Keeler lögndetektorteknikern
Arthur Peterson lögndetektorteknikerns assistent
Bill Vendetta fotograf för Chicago Times
Truman Bradley speaker (röst)
Joe Ploski putsare
Peter Seal en man
Bob Adler taxichaufför
James Dime pokerspelare
Rex Downing springpojke på tidningsredaktionen
Ben Erway tekniker på fotolabbet
Paul Kruger polisassistent
Gil Perkins man i baren
Thelma Ritter receptionist
Al Capone som sig själv (arkivbilder)
John Dillinger som sig själv (arkivbilder)

Companies

Production Company Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Copyright Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation 1948-01-28 LP1866
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) AB Fox Film 1948

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 73347
Date 1948-03-04
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3020 meters
Notes Speltid: 110 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Length in minutes 112 min
Reels 12 reels


Original work

Original title Call Northside 777 (Article in periodical)
Author James P. McGuire
Jack McPhaul (ej krediterad)


Production location

1947-09-22 1947-11-15
Chicago, Illinois USA
Illinois State Prison Stateville, Illinois USA
Springfield, Illinois USA

Release dates

First showing 1948-02-01 USA
Other showing 1948-02-18 New York City, New York USA
Release in Sweden 1948-03-08 Park Stockholm Sweden 110 min
TV showing 1999-04-30 TV4 Sweden 106 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2011-11-12
2011-11-18

Soundtrack listing

Original title Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
Composer Fred Fisher (1922)
Lyrics Fred Fisher (1922)


Original title Don't Fence Me In
Composer Cole Porter (1944)
Lyrics Cole Porter (1944)


Related films

In Old Chicago (1938) Cited in Call Northside 777 (1948)

Holdings Film

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Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 3036


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Size About 70 x 100 cm


Size About 60 x 80 cm


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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