Sorry, Wrong Number (1958 film)
Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1958 Australian television play based on Lucille Fletcher's one-person play Sorry, Wrong Number. It starred Georgie Sterling.[4]
| 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[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | June 18, 1958 (Sydney, live)[2] July 24, 1958 (Melbourne, taped)[3] |
Plot
The bed-ridden Mrs Stevenson hears on a telephone that her own murder is being plotted. She calls various people in a desperate attempt to get someone to believe her story.
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
- "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. 26 (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 (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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