Sorry, Wrong Number
Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American noir thriller tragedy film directed by Anatole Litvak, from a screenplay by Lucille Fletcher, based on her 1943 radio play of the same title.
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 |
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| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Anatole Litvak |
| editor | Warren Low |
| genre | thriller |
| keywords | even phone call telephone operator |
| 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 noir psychological thriller |