“Sorry, Wrong Number”: The Radio Thriller That Terrified America — And Even Jack Benny Couldn’t Escape It
Few radio dramas have ever created terror with such simplicity as “Sorry, Wrong Number.”
In this episode, we explore the remarkable story behind one of the greatest thrillers ever broadcast — and the many ways it echoed across the Golden Age of Radio.
First came the 1943 broadcast on Suspense starring Agnes Moorehead, delivering what many consider one of the most powerful performances in the entire history of radio drama. Nearly alone behind the microphone, Moorehead builds unbearable tension as a bedridden woman overhears two men planning a murder… and slowly realizes she may be the intended…
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