# Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

> A bedridden heiress turns a mistaken telephone connection into a desperate race to expose a murder plot before it reaches its victim.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/13003

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Anatole Litvak
- Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea, Ed Begley, Leif Erickson, William Conrad
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040823/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, claustrophobic, foreboding, classic noir evening, suspense movie night

## Synopsis

A woman confined to her bed discovers a chilling plot that could cost a life, and time is running out to prevent it.

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