Call Northside 777
1948 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 10,872 VOTES · DIR. Henry Hathaway
Overview
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,356 lines
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00:02:05 one for each day of the year.
00:07:41 well, I figured nobody would miss me, so I just beat it.
00:12:43 My son's in prison for killing him.
00:17:15 Well, so what? It wouldn't hurt anything to hear what the guy has to say, would it?
00:21:40 - What kind of a guy is he, Warden? - I like him.
00:24:42 We'll play up this mother angle and the finger woman...
00:29:07 because he's a fine man.
00:32:42 You've got to divorce me, Helen.
00:38:10 Maybe you're looking at them from the wrong angle.
00:42:57 Well, I guess he figured you pitched him some pretty low curves.
00:48:49 - All right. What else? - There's Wanda Skutnik.
00:52:43 - and sit quietly as you can.
00:58:59 Say, Larson, I'd like to check on the date of arrest...
01:03:11 Why not be a good guy and don't be here when I get back.
01:08:50 Well, at this late date, do you wish to impugn...
01:11:57 I'm not.
01:15:01 - Then your advice is to call the whole thing off. - That's right.
01:21:39 Okay.
01:27:18 Who got you to identify him? Who are you afraid of?
01:32:34 I saw her at the trial.
01:38:53 because I came here to ask that the petition of Frank Wiecek be withdrawn.
01:42:24 Now, I have a police record here that proves that Wiecek was arrested...
01:45:46 This one 140.
09:19:03 on South Ashland Avenue...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,356
Dialogue density12.2 lines / min
First line00:02:05
Final line09:19:03
Production Record
DirectorHenry Hathaway
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes10,872