Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!
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 Barbara Stanwyck As: Leona Cotterell Stevenson
Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster As: Henry Stevenson
Ann Richards Ann Richards As: Sally Hunt Lord
Wendell Corey Wendell Corey As: Dr. Philip Alexander
Harold Vermilyea Harold Vermilyea As: Waldo Evans
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 24 September 1948

Country: US

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: Hal Wallis Productions, Paramount

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Cast

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

William Conrad

William Conrad

Morano

John Bromfield

John Bromfield

Joe (Detective)

Jimmy Hunt

Jimmy Hunt

Peter Lord

Dorothy Neumann

Dorothy Neumann

Elizabeth Jennings

Paul Fierro

Paul Fierro

Harpootlian

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

Yola d'Avril

Yola d'Avril

Leona's Maid (uncredited)

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Wilkins (uncredited)

Kristine Miller

Kristine Miller

Dr. Alexander's Girlfriend Dolly (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)

Amzie Strickland

Amzie Strickland

Dorothy Vernon

Dorothy Vernon

Directed By

Anatole Litvak

Anatole Litvak

Director

Richard McWhorter

Richard McWhorter

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Warren Low

Warren Low

Supervising Editor

Costume and Makeup

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Supervisor

Sound

Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

Original Music Composer

Gene Merritt

Gene Merritt

Sound Recordist

Walter Oberst

Walter Oberst

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Farciot Edouart

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

Camera

Sol Polito

Sol Polito

Director of Photography

Fred True

Fred True

Grip

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Sam Comer

Sam Comer

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Bertram C. Granger

Bertram C. Granger

Set Decoration

A. Earl Hedrick

A. Earl Hedrick

Art Direction

Other Crew

Gordon Jennings

Gordon Jennings

Special Effects

Lucille Fletcher

Lucille Fletcher

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