Sorry, Wrong Number (1958 film)

*Sorry, Wrong Number*
Sorry, Wrong Number
	SMH ad from 16 Jun 1958
Genre	thriller
Based on	'play by Lucille Fletcher
Written by	Philip Albright
Directed by	Raymond Menmuir
Starring	Georgie Sterling
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Running time	35 mins
Production company	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	June 18, 1958 (Sydney, live); July 24, 1958 (Melbourne, taped)

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

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[]

Georgie Sterling as Mrs Stevenson
Del Furze
Derani Scarr
Pat Binstead
Bonnie Walker
John Llewelyn
John Bluthal
Al Garcia
Wayne Polzin
Dorothy Whiteley
Eric Reiman

Production[]

Sterling had performed in the play on radio in 1948.^[5]

Ray Menmuir directed.^[6] 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.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Suspense Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. June 16, 1958. p. 15.
^ "Looking ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. June 18, 1958. p. 33.
^ "Untitled". The Age. 18 July 1958. p. 26.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 18 June 1958. p. 34.
^ "Maid Marian wants real romance with Robin". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 15 October 1958. p. 82. Retrieved 26 January 2020 – via Trove.

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[murder-1] "Suspense Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. June 16, 1958. p. 15.

[2] "Looking ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. June 18, 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] "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.

[6] "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 18 June 1958. p. 34.

[7] "Maid Marian wants real romance with Robin". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia. 15 October 1958. p. 82. Retrieved 26 January 2020 – via Trove.

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