Sorry, Wrong Number (1958 film)

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Sorry, Wrong Number
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Genrethriller
Based on'play by Lucille Fletcher
Written by Philip Albright
Directed by Raymond Menmuir
StarringGeorgie Sterling
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time35 mins [1]
Production companyABC
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseJune 18, 1958 (1958-06-18) (Sydney, live) [2]
ReleaseJuly 24, 1958 (1958-07-24) (Melbourne, taped) [3]

Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1958 Australian television play based on Lucille Fletcher's radio play Sorry, Wrong Number . It starred Georgie Sterling. [4]

Contents

It was one of several thrillers filmed in the early days of Australian television. [5]

Plot

The bed-ridden Mrs Stevenson hears on a telephone, due to crossed wires, that a murder is being plotted to occur tonight. She calls various people in a desperate attempt to get someone to believe her story. As the night goes on, she becomes increasingly concerned that the victim may be someone she knows.

Cast

Production

Sterling had performed in the play on radio in 1948. [6]

Ray Menmuir directed. [7] Menmuir had only just finished directing Murder Story for the ABC. [1]

Follow Up

The ABC subsequently broadcast another one person play on television, Box for One . [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Suspense Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1958. p. 15.
  2. "Looking ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. 18 June 1958. p. 33.
  3. "Untitled". The Age. 18 July 1958. p. 26.
  4. "Western heroes revolt". The Australian Women's Weekly . Vol. 26, no. 2. Australia. 18 June 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 22 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  5. Vagg, Stephen (20 March 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses". Filmink. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. "NEW FEATURE FOR 2AD". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . No. 3488. New South Wales, Australia. 10 May 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2016 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 18 June 1958. p. 34.
  8. "Maid Marian wants real romance with Robin". The Australian Women's Weekly . Australia. 15 October 1958. p. 82. Retrieved 26 January 2020 via Trove.