Thursday, 25 April 2013

$5000 for justice


Call Northside 777 (1948)

Directed by Henry Hathaway this film stars James Steward, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb and Helen Walker. Eleven years after they have been convicted for killing a policeman a reporter tries to get two convicts freed.

This film is based on a true story and seems to stick largely to what actually happened even if there are a few minor discrepancies. Not much stands out from the script which is a fairly average investigation piece. The film is shot in a documentary style but largely the direction keeps out of the way of the story telling.

3/5

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