Thriller ·Mystery · United States of America · 1948 · 1h 29m

Sorry, Wrong Number

Sorry, Wrong Number poster
Director
Anatole Litvak
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Leona Cotterell Stevenson Burt Lancaster as Henry Stevenson Ann Richards as Sally Hunt Lord Wendell Corey as Dr. Philip Alexander Harold Vermilyea as Waldo Evans Ed Begley as James 'J.B.' Cotterell
Crew
Sol Polito — Director of Photography Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Lucille Fletcher — Screenplay Hal B. Wallis — Producer Anatole Litvak — Producer Edith Head — Costume Design
Tagline

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

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.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshiptelephonefamily business flashbackfilm noirfemale protagonistfearchemistheiressinvalidcriminal investigationhome alone
Key Collaborators
Anatole Litvak Director Sol Polito Director of Photography Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Lucille Fletcher Screenplay Hal B. Wallis Producer Anatole Litvak Producer Edith Head Costume Design
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