Sorry, Wrong Number (1958 film)
| 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[2] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | June 18, 1958 (Sydney, live)[1] |
| Release | July 24, 1958 (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]
It was one of several thrillers filmed in the early days of Australian television.[5]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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.[2]
Follow Up
[edit]The ABC subsequently broadcast another one person play on television, Box for One.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Looking ahead on Channel 2, ABN". ABC Weekly. 18 June 1958. p. 33.
- ^ a b "Suspense Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1958. p. 15.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (20 March 2021). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Reflections in Dark Glasses". Filmink. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "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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