Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American thriller and film noir directed by Anatole Litvak, from a screenplay by Lucille Fletcher, based on her 1943 radio play of the same name.
Plot
Mrs. Stevenson, an imperious invalid, accidentally intercepts a phone call between two men plotting a murder for that evening. She tries to enlist the help of the telephone operator, the police, and a hospital, becoming more frantic as the time passes. In the final moments of the play, she realizes that she is the intended victim.
More details
| author | Lucille Fletcher |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Anatole Litvak |
| editor | Warren Low |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | abandoned house arrest district attorney even heart trouble insurance policy iou kill learn married meet murder plot nothing paralyze phone call plan sneaking in spoil staten island telephone call telephone operator warn wrong number |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actress |
| producer | Anatole Litvak Hal B. Wallis |
| productionCompany | Hal Wallis Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| theme | film noir psychological thriller trick |