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Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number

Thriller · Mystery · 1948

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.

Movie details

Sorry, Wrong Number

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

1948 Thriller · Mystery 1h 29m

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TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

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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Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Written by

Lucille Fletcher

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster

Henry Stevenson

Ann Richards

Ann Richards

Sally Hunt Lord

Wendell Corey

Wendell Corey

Dr. Philip Alexander

Harold Vermilyea

Harold Vermilyea

Waldo Evans

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

James 'J.B.' Cotterell

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Fred Lord

Court is in session

Put Sorry, Wrong Number on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.