1960-02-14 Sorry, Wrong Number

This broadcast was a re-use of the 1957 recording. That was the final last time Moorehead performed this famous Lucille Fletcher story for Suspense.

CBS publicity in their newspaper press releases did their best to imply that this 1960 broadcast was a new, live performance, or that there was a newly recorded production. It was not. It might be the only time that Suspense had a rerun or a previous recording. New “wrappers” by Stuart Metz were recorded on Tuesday, February 9, 1960. Additional editing of the 1957 recording was done to integrate those recordings and adjust for other aspects of the New York format.

These are links to the prior recordings and information the legendary episode. The first one is the most important one in terms of historical information and behind the scenes details about this fascinating script:

1943-05-25 (this has the most detailed background about the script and debunks many myths about the broadcast)

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/02/1943-05-25-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP430525 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

1943-08-21

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/03/1943-08-21-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP430821 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

1944-02-24

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/03/1944-02-24-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP440224 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

1945-09-06

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/06/1945-09-06-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP450906 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

1948-11-18 (the final live broadcast)

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/12/1948-11-18-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP481118 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

1952-09-15 (the missing episode, and the first pre-recorded episode, with an interesting history)

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2024/08/1952-09-15-sorry-wrong-number-still.html

1957-10-20 (the final recorded episode)

• https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2025/04/1957-10-20-sorry-wrong-number.html

• https://archive.org/details/TSP571020 is where recordings can be downloaded or streamed

Two recordings have survived. The network recording is a WROW aircheck and is very listenable. The station was in the midst of doing its station ID and time check, and seems to be missing the “And now…” portion of the show opening from the network feed. This is curious, as the Armed Forces Radio Service recording (AFRS#773) is also missing the “And now…” opening. It may not have been part of the network feed for that day; no reason for the difference compared to other weeks is known. AFRS#773 has somewhat cleaner, richer sound, and is the preferred one of the two.

LISTEN TO THE PROGRAM or download in FLAC or mp3
https://archive.org/details/TSP600214

THE CAST

AGNES MOOREHEAD (Mrs. Stevenson), Jeanette Nolan (Chief Operator / Information), Virginia Gregg (Operator), Ellen Morgan (Henchley Hospital woman), Joe de Santis (George), Byron Kane (Boss’ voice / Western Union), Norm Alden (Sergeant Martin)

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