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Sorry, Wrong Number is a american film of genre Drama directed by Anatole Litvak released in USA on 24 september 1948 with Barbara Stanwyck

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

Sorry, Wrong Number
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Released in USA 24 september 1948
Length 1h29
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Noir,    Crime,    Romance
Rating72% 3.645263.645263.645263.645263.64526

Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American suspense film noir directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. It tells the story of a woman who overhears a murder plot. The film was adapted by Lucille Fletcher from her 1943 radio play. It is one of the few pre-1950 Paramount Pictures films that remained in the studio's library (the rest are currently owned by Universal).

Synopsis

Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck) is the spoiled, bedridden daughter of wealthy businessman James Cotterell (Ed Begley). One day, while listening to what seems to be a crossed telephone connection, she hears two men planning a woman's murder. The call cuts off without Leona learning very much other than it is scheduled for 11:15, when a passing train will hide any sounds. She calls the telephone company and the police, but with few concrete details, they can do nothing. Complicating matters, her husband Henry (Burt Lancaster) is overdue and their servants have the night off, leaving her all alone in a Manhattan apartment.

Actors

Barbara Stanwyck

(Leona Cotterell Stevenson)
Burt Lancaster

(Henry Stevenson)
Wendell Corey

(Dr. Philip Alexander)
Ed Begley

(James 'J.B.' Cotterell)
Harold Vermilyea

(Waldo Evans)
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