Sorry, Wrong Number

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

6.8(212)19481h 29m

ThrillerMystery

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.

Director

Anatole Litvak

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Cast

Barbara Stanwyck

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

Burt Lancaster

Henry Stevenson

Ann Richards

Sally Hunt Lord

Wendell Corey

Dr. Philip Alexander

Harold Vermilyea

Waldo Evans

Ed Begley

James 'J.B.' Cotterell

Leif Erickson

Fred Lord

William Conrad

Morano

John Bromfield

Joe (Detective)

Jimmy Hunt

Peter Lord

Dorothy Neumann

Elizabeth Jennings

Paul Fierro

Harpootlian

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Reviews

1 review

maketheSWITCH

6y ago

7.0

'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...