Sorry, Wrong Number: A Phone Call, a Panic, and a Premonition of Death

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Originally Aired: September 6, 1945 In Suspense #157, “Sorry, Wrong Number,” a bedridden woman named Mrs. Elbert Stephenson becomes the accidental eavesdropper on a chilling murder plot when a crossed phone line connects her to two men planning a killing. As she frantically tries to alert the authorities and reconnect with her absent husband, the line between fear and paranoia tightens with each unanswered call. Agnes Moorhead delivers a tour-de-force performance in Lucille Fletcher’s iconic psychological thriller, widely regarded as one of the finest radio dramas ever produced. Cast: Agnes Moorhead Tags: Suspense, thriller, psychological, AgnesMoorhead, phonecall, LucilleFletcher, wrongnumber, murderplot, classicradio, 1940sradio, paranoia, helplessness, suspensepodcast, oldtimeradio, suspenseclassic

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