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Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

1948 89 min ★ 6.8 Thriller, Mystery

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.

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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

Details

Director

Anatole Litvak

Screenplay

Lucille Fletcher

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount Pictures

Reviews

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SWITCH.

May 27, 2020

★ 7/10

'Sorry, Wrong Number' isn't a film that leaves a strong lasting impression, but its narrative and visual inventiveness and a thoroughly engaging plot make it an enjoyable journey into 40s film noir. If anything, you leave it with a great appreciation for Lucille Fletcher's devilishly simple premise, one that certainly isn't dulled by the transition from radio to cinema. - Daniel Lammin Read Da...

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