Movie Details
| Title: | Call Northside 777 | |
| Director: | Henry Hathaway | |
| Year: | 1948 | |
| Genre: | Noir | |
| Times Seen: | 1 | |
| Last Seen: | 08.15.05 |
Other Movies Seen By This Director (1)
- Kiss of Death
| Date Viewed | Venue | Note |
| 08.15.05 | DVD | More like a fourfather to the procedural shows of today than a noir, this is a pretty good movie starring Jimmy Stewart as a reporter springing an innocent man out of jail. It's one of those "this is a true story" movies where everything about the film stresses authenticity, so you get some pretty nice location work in circa-1948 Chicago. I think I personally still prefer Naked City if only because Dassin photographs NYC way better than Hathaway handles Chicago, but really they're both pretty good. When i first saw this, i really wondered if it'd be any good the second time around. I gave it a few years but surprisingly it still held up for the most part. I really feel the lack of score though; some scenes drag. |
