Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

09/24/1948 (US) • 1h 29m

Thriller, Mystery

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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

John Bromfield

Joe (Detective)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

husband wife relationship

telephone

family business

flashback

film noir

female protagonist

fear

chemist

heiress

invalid

criminal investigation

home alone

phone call

pharmaceuticals company

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