Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) |
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| Director(s) | Anatole Litvak |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis, Anatole Litvak |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
Featured Cast of Sorry, Wrong Number See More »
Barbara Stanwyck(as Leona Stevenson)
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Barbara Stanwyck
(as Leona Stevenson)
Burt Lancaster(as Henry Stevenson)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Burt Lancaster
(as Henry Stevenson)
Ann Richards(as Sally Hunt Lord)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Ann Richards
(as Sally Hunt Lord)
Wendell Corey(as Dr. Alexander)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Wendell Corey
(as Dr. Alexander)
Ed Begley Sr.(as James Cotterell)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Ed Begley Sr.
(as James Cotterell)
William Conrad(as Morano)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
William Conrad
(as Morano)
John Bromfield(as Joe)
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1948
Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
John Bromfield
(as Joe)
Joyce Compton(as Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend)
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Sorry, Wrong Number
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1948
Joyce Compton
(as Cotterell's Blonde Gir...)
Sorry, Wrong Number Overview:
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Anatole Litvak and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Anatole Litvak.
Academy Awards 1948 --- Ceremony Number 21 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Barbara Stanwyck | Nominated |
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Sorry, Wrong Number 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.
Henry Stevenson:
You can't live on dreams forever. Waiting only weakens you and your dream. My motto is: "If you want something, get it now!"
[first lines]
Leona Stevenson: Operator! Operator! Operator!
Voice of Operator: Your call please?
Leona Stevenson: Operator, I've been ringing Murray Hill 35097 for the last half hour and the line is always busy. Will you ring it for me, please?
Leona Stevenson: Operator! Operator! Operator!
Voice of Operator: Your call please?
Leona Stevenson: Operator, I've been ringing Murray Hill 35097 for the last half hour and the line is always busy. Will you ring it for me, please?
Henry Stevenson:
Besides, what does a dame like you want with a guy like me?
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Film noir adaptation of the famous "Suspense" radio play (first broadcast on May 25th 1943) which starred Agnes Moorehead in the lead role. It proved so popular that the series restaged it seven times through to 1960, each production starring Moorehead.
Director Litvak shot all of Stanwyck's bedridden scenes back-to-back in fourteen days.
The jewel-clasped cigarette case Leona offers to Henry was Stanwyck's own, A birthday gift from Joan Crawford, one of her dearest friends.
Leif Erickson and Jimmy Hunt would play father and son again, five years later, in Invaders from Mars.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie onJanuary 9, 1950 with Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster reprising their film roles.