Saturday 22 June 2024

Call Northside 777 (1948 Henry Hathaway)

An attempt to tell a true story using the actual locations wherever possible (the curved prison cells structure being one of the most interesting) gives the film a unique feeling and must have given Joe Macdonald some interesting lighting challenges. There's no music either.

James Stewart really does not at all believe cop killer Richard Conte is innocent... until he starts digging deeper into the story. Lee J Cobb is his editor.





With Helen Walker (detective's wife), Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski.

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