Sorry, Wrong Number

Name: Sorry, Wrong Number
Duration: 1 h 29 min

1hr 29m

1hr 29m
3.5/5 (3.1K)
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When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on… More Details »

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Director:

Anatole Litvak

Producer:

Hal B. Wallis

Writer:

Lucille Fletcher

Release Date:

Sep 1, 1948

Runtime:

1hr 29m

Synopsis

When neurotic bedridden wife Leona Stevenson overhears a murder plot on her telephone, she tries to piece the puzzle together and prevent the murder. Based on Lucille Fletcher's famous radio play.

Cast

Barbara Stanwyck
Burt Lancaster
Ann Richards
Wendell Corey
Harold Vermilyea
Ed Begley
Leif Erickson
William Conrad
John Bromfield
Jimmy Hunt

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RATINGS 18 FANS

3.5

Jul 19, 2020

anyone: h- leona: I’M A VERY SICK WOMAN!!!!!

210 Likes

c

Aug 20, 2015

Brought to you by the Western Union Telegraph company. "I'm a sick woman!" - Barbara Stanwyck. What a mixed bag. On the one hand you've got a great cast. "I'm a sick woman!" - Barbara Stanwyck. But they spend most of the movie stationary and spouting exposition…

208 Likes

laird

Aug 20, 2015

rotary phones are very cinematic

196 Likes

sophie b
Jun 1, 2023

yeah I love the barbie movie (any movie with barbara stanwyck in it)

176 Likes

eely

Mar 10, 2019

Not to be dramatic but the ending completely changed my life I think

153 Likes

cassandra

May 23, 2025

barbara stanwyck being the most dramatic person ever for 89 minutes

131 Likes

theo
Aug 25, 2021

Spoilers for the end of the film in the last paragraph. Sorry, Wrong Number is equal parts baffling and intriguing. While it's immediately clear why it would be so riveting as a one-woman radio play, rooted entirely in Leona's voice and experiences, expanded to more than…

123 Likes

sakana1

Sep 12, 2020

Oh you like flashbacks huh well what about flashbacks within flashbacks

123 Likes

Cody

Oct 6, 2024

besides, what does a dame like you want with a guy like me? ୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆౨ this film isn’t realistic at all! — like how can you marry barbara stanwyck and not be happy?? barbara was perfect as always! she looked soo pretty in this film ♡ it was a quite predictable film, but that…

111 Likes

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Sorry, Wrong Number

I wish I liked this more because it does get pretty intense, especially the final scene. Unfortunately, there's a lot of exposition, and I dozed off a a few times. Burt Lancaster is good, but Barbara, of course, killed it, which is why she's become one of my favorite actresses.

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mason williams liked

Sorry, Wrong Number

They take their time telling this one but there is a decent pay off if you stick through it.

1Y

Joe Mug disliked

Sorry, Wrong Number

3.5/10 - First noir I've ever watched and tbh not a good first impression

1Y

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