Sorry, Wrong Number (1958 film)
Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1958 Australian TV drama adapted from Lucille Fletcher's radio script Sorry, Wrong Number. Featuring Georgie Sterling, it was one of several suspense productions created during the early years of Australian television.
Plot
Confined to her bed, Mrs Stevenson unintentionally intercepts a conversation about an impending murder due to crossed telephone lines. As she urgently reaches out to multiple individuals in an attempt to stop the crime, her anxiety mounts over the possibility that the intended victim might be someone familiar to her.
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
Georgie Sterling had previously performed this piece on radio in 1948. Direction was handled by Ray Menmuir, who had recently overseen the ABC production of Murder Story.
Follow Up
Subsequently, ABC aired another solo performance on television titled Box for One.