Sorry, Wrong Number
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Movie Reviews of Sorry, Wrong Number
Movie Review: A Classic Masterpiece!
Summary: 5 Stars
In this 1948 suspenseful drama, Barbara Stanwyck gives a marvelous and gripping performance as Leona Stevenson, an invalid who is all alone by herself one evening. As she picks up the phone to dial her husband's office number to see what's keeping him, the phone wires become crossed and Leona overhears two men plotting a murder for that night, but the conversation gets cut off right before she can hear the address of where the murder will take place.After speaking to people on the phone and piecing clues together, she soon realizes that she is the woman who is to be killed and she's shocked to learn who wants her dead.
Sorry, Wrong Number is one the best classic films ever made. It's such an amazing thriller and it keeps your interest right up until the end. I usually watch it once a month and I never tire of it and I'm always mesmerized by the outstanding performances by Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster, who plays Leona's husband, Henry. I exceedingly recommend this movie!
Movie Review: NUPTIAL BLISS
Summary: 5 Stars
Just take one look at thr ratings to see how this classic thriller has affected viewers over the years. Stanwyk plays the bold, brazen rich girl: "I usually get what I want". She wants to marry Lancaster, a grade school dropout, despite her father's warnings(Begley). She gets what she wants, and soon the couple is living in Begley's house in Illinois. But Burt has no life of his own, begs a transfer to New York, and watches helplessly as his wife suffers a string of psychosomatic heart attacks. Her doctor is convinced that psychotherapy will help her, but Burt is already too involved in a conspiracy to pay much attention to his invalid wife. All of which leads to "sorry, wrong number". The production is augmented by stirring background music, and the finale is unfogettable. Sadly, only collectors or people under 50 would probably be drawn to it today.Movie Review: Sorry, Wrong Number
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on the famous radio play by Lucille Fletcher, which made Agnes Moorehead an overnight star in 1943, Litvak's tense, unsettling thriller relies on extended flashbacks to relay the fragile nature of Leona's health and her fizzling marriage to penniless Henry, who feels oppressed by Leona and her controlling father James Cotterell (Begley), a drug manufacturer. But the central mystery, disclosed bit by bit, remains intact until the final moments of the film. Stanwyck is in top form here as a shrill, demanding, paranoid, and ultimately hysterical presence, while Lancaster is winning as the headstrong husband determined to carve a place for himself in the world. Litvak's fluid camerawork and taut direction lend menace too. For a great chiller, try this "Number."Movie Review: But the Right Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll never forget the first time I saw this movie. The quality I was most struck by was it's darkness. I was very young & didn't realise at the time that I was watching one of the best examples in the history of cinema of film noir(nightmare noir even).Darkness, darkness...even the scenes set during the day feel dark. Many of my fellow film lovers have already provided a synopsis so I won't bother you with yet another. Suffice to say this a superbly acted thriller with beautiful elements of melodrama & a knockout climax. I've seen Barbra Stanwyck & Burt Lancaster in SO many films, but this is the one I keep coming back to. Feel the darkness, enjoy the rain, live the nightmare...Movie Review: "There's someone on the stairs!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Leona (Barbara Stanwyck) is a rich invalid who is driving her husband (Burt Lancaster) crazy with her attempts to keep him dependent on her financially. When one night he doesn't come home, Leona attempts to call him. Picking up the receiver, she discovers the line in use. A moment of unintentional eavesdropping reveals a murder plot that Leona is helpless to prevent.
For her performance, Stanwyck earned an Oscar nomination. The film is exquisitely directed by Anatole Litvak (the philandering husband of Miriam Hopkins). This is a classic example of film noir and the perfect date night movie. "Sorry....wrong numba..."