"Tangled Wires... Whispering of Murder! Tangled Lives... Fighting to Escape!"

1948

1h 29m

6.8(188 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Barbara Stanwyck

Leona Cotterell Stevenson

Acting

Burt Lancaster

Henry Stevenson

Acting

Ann Richards

Sally Hunt Lord

Acting

Wendell Corey

Dr. Philip Alexander

Acting

Harold Vermilyea

Waldo Evans

Acting

Ed Begley

James 'J.B.' Cotterell

Acting

Leif Erickson

Fred Lord

Acting

William Conrad

Morano

Acting

John Bromfield

Joe (Detective)

Acting

Jimmy Hunt

Peter Lord

Acting

Dorothy Neumann

Elizabeth Jennings

Acting

Paul Fierro

Harpootlian

Acting

Joyce Compton

Cotterell's Blonde Girlfriend (uncredited)

Acting

Yola d'Avril

Leona's Maid (uncredited)

Acting

Holmes Herbert

Wilkins (uncredited)

Acting

Kristine Miller

Dr. Alexander's Girlfriend Dolly (uncredited)

Acting

William H. O'Brien

Waiter at Wedding Reception (uncredited)

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Amzie Strickland

Unknown Role

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Dorothy Vernon

Unknown Role

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Mary Field

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

Waiter (uncredited)

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