Sorry, Wrong Number

Name: Sorry, Wrong Number
Genre: Thriller, Mystery
Released: 1948-09-24
Rating: 6.781

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

User Score210 ratings

TMDB 6.816+19481h 29mEnglish

ThrillerMystery

Synopsis

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 LitvakFrom TMDB credits

Studio

Hal Wallis Productions2 production companies

Release

September 24, 1948Released

Box Office

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Top Cast

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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

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Reviews

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SWITCH.

May 27, 2020

'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 Daniel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-sorry-wrong-number-an-inventive-slice-of-1940s-film-noir