Movie·1948·1h 29m
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Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
Written By
Lucille Fletcher
Producer
Anatole Litvak, Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography
Sol Polito
Music
Franz Waxman
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
209 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck
Leona Cotterell Stevenson
Burt Lancaster
Henry Stevenson
Ann Richards
Sally Hunt Lord
Wendell Corey
Dr. Philip Alexander
Harold Vermilyea
Waldo Evans
Ed Begley
James 'J.B.' Cotterell
Leif Erickson
Fred Lord
William Conrad
Morano
John Bromfield
Joe (Detective)
Jimmy Hunt
Peter Lord
Dorothy Neumann
Elizabeth Jennings
Paul Fierro
Harpootlian
Joyce Compton
Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
Leona's Maid (uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Wilkins (uncredited)
Kristine Miller
Dr. Alexander's Girlfriend Dolly (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)
Amzie Strickland
// crew
Crew
Anatole Litvak
Director, Producer
Lucille Fletcher
Screenplay
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
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