Sorry, Wrong Number: A Desperate Call for Help

Originally Aired: February 24, 1944

Sorry, Wrong Number: A Desperate Call for Help:

One of the most famous radio dramas of all time, Sorry, Wrong Number is a chilling masterpiece of suspense starring Agnes Moorehead in a tour-de-force performance.

Mrs. Elbert Stevenson, a bedridden woman plagued by nerves, frantically tries to reach her husband’s office but is accidentally connected to a conversation between two men plotting a murder. As she listens in horror, she realizes the crime is set to occur that very night at 11:15—just when a train will be passing to mask the sound. Desperate to prevent the killing, she contacts the operator, the police, and anyone who will listen. But bureaucracy and indifference slow her efforts, leaving her feeling increasingly isolated and powerless.

As the tension builds, a terrifying revelation dawns upon her—the intended victim may not be some stranger, but her. Alone in her house, she hears the ominous sound of another phone clicking… an intruder is inside. Her desperate pleas go unheard as the killer closes in, and the episode ends with a chilling final moment of silence.

A masterful example of psychological terror, Sorry, Wrong Number remains one of the most iconic broadcasts in radio history, demonstrating how a simple wrong number can spiral into an inescapable nightmare.

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Cast: Agnes Moorehead, William Spier, Joseph Kearns.