Feature1948·89m·6.8

Sorry, Wrong Number

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

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.

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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

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)

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: —
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: Hal Wallis ProductionsParamount Pictures

Crew

Director

Anatole Litvak

Writers

Lucille Fletcher

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Edith Head

Costume Design

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Gallery

Reviews

SWITCH.

5/27/2020

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