Review of Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) by Private U — 18 Nov 2008

Barbara Stanwyck is fire. Even when playing a brat.

This review of Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) was written by Private U on 18 Nov 2008.

Sorry, Wrong Number has generally received positive reviews.

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