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Sorry, Wrong Number

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 29m
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7.3/10
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Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
While on the telephone, a physically impaired woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.
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While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.While on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
11K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,940
775
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writer
      • Lucille Fletcher(radio play)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Burt Lancaster
      • Ann Richards
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writer
      • Lucille Fletcher(radio play)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Burt Lancaster
      • Ann Richards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 120User reviews
    • 62Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 nominations total

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    Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster, William Conrad, and John Bromfield in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
    Burt Lancaster and John Bromfield in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Leona Stevenson
    Burt Lancaster
    Burt Lancaster
    • Henry Stevenson
    Ann Richards
    Ann Richards
    • Sally Hunt Lord
    Wendell Corey
    Wendell Corey
    • Dr. Alexander
    Harold Vermilyea
    Harold Vermilyea
    • Waldo Evans
    Ed Begley
    Ed Begley
    • James Cotterell
    Leif Erickson
    Leif Erickson
    • Fred Lord
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Morano - Gangster
    John Bromfield
    John Bromfield
    • Joe - Detective
    Jimmy Hunt
    Jimmy Hunt
    • Peter Lord
    Dorothy Neumann
    Dorothy Neumann
    • Miss Jennings
    Paul Fierro
    Paul Fierro
    • Harpootlian
    Bill Cartledge
    • Page Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Cliff Clark
    • Police Sergeant Duffy
    • (uncredited)
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend
    • (uncredited)
    Ashley Cowan
    • Clam Digger
    • (uncredited)
    Yola d'Avril
    Yola d'Avril
    • French Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Suzanne Dalbert
    Suzanne Dalbert
    • Cigarette Girl
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writer
      • Lucille Fletcher(radio play) (screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Anatole Litvak: Where Henry is having lunch with Sally, he asks his waiter if he knows who the gentleman is in the dark glasses at the table behind him. It is the director.
    • Goofs
      Twice Barbara Stanwyck turns on a radio and music begins instantly and strongly. Radios of the film's era would have required some time to warm up.
    • Quotes

      Henry Stevenson: [to Leona] I want you to do something. I want you to get yourself out of the bed, and get over to the window and scream as loud as you can. Otherwise you only have another three minutes to live.

    • Connections
      Edited into Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      June in January
      (uncredited

      by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger

    User reviews120

    Review
    Top review
    Lacks the tight suspense of the radio thriller...too much padding!
    Sorry, but 'Sorry, Wrong Number' loses a lot in its transition to the screen. For one thing, there are too many flabby flashbacks--a form quite popular in the '40s but used extensively in this film, ad nauseum. All of the suspenseful action in the bedroom of the bedridden victim is held at bay while we watch another endless flashback attempting to show us how selfish and unworthy this woman is. If you heard the original radio drama with Agnes Moorehead giving a spine-chilling portrait of Leona, you'll see why the film becomes too diffuse in an attempt to give us "filler material". The fact that Lucille Fletcher adapted her own work for the screen would give the viewer hope that this is going to be just as good as the radio drama--but it's not. Barbara Stanwyck gives an excellent performance, bordering on hysteria toward the finale--but it's an actressy performance and not as controlled as some of her other film noir roles. Burt Lancaster has a colorless role and can't do much with it. Ann Richards is impressive as the woman who tries to warn Leona. By expanding the plot outside the bedroom, Fletcher created a confusing number of sub-plots that simply take away from the tension. Too much padding actually hurts the film. Anatole Litvak's direction is strong--but not strong enough to put the film on the same level with the classic radio drama. The plot is overcomplicated to the nth degree.

    Trivia note: The only other film with such heavy use of flashbacks to tell a complicated story is THE LOCKET ('47), but it was done more efficiently than it is here.
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    FAQ5

    • What is the name of a popular song that is played on a portable record player in the scene in which Barbara Stanwyck's character, Leona, argues with her friend Sally Hunt about Henry Stevenson?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zalim, pogresan broj
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Wallis Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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