Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

24/09/1948
Thriller, Mystery
1h 29m

Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!

Overview

Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.

  • Anatole LitvakDirector
  • Lucille FletcherScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • husband wife relationship
  • telephone
  • family business
  • flashback
  • film noir
  • female protagonist
  • fear
  • chemist
  • heiress
  • invalid
  • criminal investigation
  • home alone
  • phone call
  • pharmaceuticals company

Top Billed Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Henry Stevenson

Ann Richards

Ann Richards

Sally Hunt Lord

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Dr. Philip Alexander

Harold Vermilyea

Harold Vermilyea

Waldo Evans

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

James 'J.B.' Cotterell

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Fred Lord

William Conrad

William Conrad

Morano

John Bromfield

John Bromfield

Joe (Detective)

Jimmy Hunt

Jimmy Hunt

Peter Lord

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