Sorry, Wrong Number
Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!
1948 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Anatole Litvak |
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| Writer: | Lucille Fletcher |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 1948 |
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| Director: | Anatole Litvak |
| Writer: | Lucille Fletcher |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | telephone, film noir, chemist, criminal investigation, pharmaceuticals company, family business , female protagonist, heiress, home alone, husband wife relationship, flashback, fear, invalid, phone call |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Joyce Compton | Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Yola d'Avril | Leona's Maid (uncredited) |
| Holmes Herbert | Wilkins (uncredited) |
| Kristine Miller | Dr. Alexander's Girlfriend Dolly (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | |
| Dorothy Vernon | |
| Mary Field | Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Lucille Fletcher | Screenplay, Radio Play |
| Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Richard McWhorter | Assistant Director |
| Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| A. Earl Hedrick | Art Direction |
| Fred True | Grip |
| Warren Low | Supervising Editor |
| Gordon Jennings | Special Effects |
| Gene Merritt | Sound Recordist |
| Walter Oberst | Sound Recordist |
| Farciot Edouart | Visual Effects |
| Anatole Litvak | Director |
| Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Anatole Litvak | Producer |
| Hal B. Wallis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Edward G. Robinson | Won |
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'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
'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