Sorry, Wrong Numberdirected by Anatole Litvak | |
| List(s): | "Movie Two" |
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| Category: |
"Suspense" |
| Year of Release: | 1948 |
| Date Added: | 02/07/2015 |
| Date Watched: | 04/11/2025 |
| Description: | Neurotic invalid Leona Stevenson (Barbara Stanwyck) makes a phone call to track down her husband Henry (Burt Lancaster). She's accidentally patched into another call and hears two men discussing a murder planned for later that night. Leona spends several hours trying to get help, to find Henry, and to figure out what's going on. Henry works for a pharmaceutical company owned by Leona's father. He hates his job, but whenever he tries to get away, Leona fakes a heart attack. Finally he works out a scheme with a chemist at the company to steal product and sell it to a black marketeer. After a while, he goes into business for himself. The mobster finds him and demands money that Henry can only raise via Leona's insurance policy. The phone call she overheard was plotting her own murder. Henry has a change of heart and tries to get Leona to leave the apartment, but he's too late. |
| My Rating: | 5 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2025-04-11 14:55:55
