‘Call Northside 777’: Journalists Fight a Miscarriage of Justice

Reporter P.J. McNeal (James Stewart, L) and newspaper editor Brian Kelly (Lee J. Cobb) work to overturn a wrongful conviction, in “Call Northside 777." 20th Century Fox

NR | 1h 52m | Drama | 1948

What would you do if you knew that a man has been wrongly sentenced to 99 years in prison? “Call Northside 777” recounts the real-life 1930s story of journalists who did everything in their power to free such a man.