Review of Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) by Matt T — 24 Jul 2010

Bed bound Barbara Stanwyck mistakingly over hears a telephone conversation between two men about a murder to take place later that night. She tries to report the incident but is not taken seriously. As a wealthy socialite she is also having marriage problems with her husband Burt Lancaster. As the night rolls on she has numerous conversations on the phone about her husbands misdeeds and suspects that something is afoot...

The main part of the film has a number of back stories and flashbacks that inform and moves the plot along. Stanwyck is excellent as the spoilt hypochondriac unable or unwilling to leave her bedroom. The tension built climax, with it's use of suspenseful music is a spine tingling, goosebump inducing terrorfying moment that sent shivers down my back. I live for moments like these and cannot recommend this highly enough.

Classic Film Noir.