Sorry, Wrong Number
Suspense · February 14, 1960 · 24 min · 2,418 words
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Next, a modern mystery classic, Agnes Moore has eight suspense performers of Saré Wrong Number on the CBS Radio Network. Radio 59 WROW, first on the dial, serving Albany, Troy and Connected E. Radio 59 Time, 6, 5, 30.
On May 25, 1943, a great radio play was performed on suspense and carried on CBS Radio. That now famous radio play has been transferred to other media as well, television, motion pictures, recordings, and the stage.
The title was, Sorry Wrong Number, and it was written by Lucille Fletcher and originally starred Agnes Moorehead. We revive that radio classic now with the same star of 17 years ago. Listen then to Agnes Moorehead in Sorry Wrong Number, which begins in one minute.
Remember how much racket automobiles used to make? was you practically had to bellow to make yourself heard above the chatter and roar of the engine, the howl of the wind rushing by, and the rattling, a rough road gave your poor old buggy and brains.
Well, nowadays, with vastly improved automotive engineering and magnificent new super highways, you literally purr along the road. This is a vast improvement, but one that can offer danger if you're not alert. You're sitting behind the wheel, with the miles of highway unrolling smoothly before you. Suddenly a sharp curve jumps in front of you, and you find you have to use the scale
of a professional racer to navigate the curve without getting into real big trouble. Your car was so quiet that your speed had crept up stealthily during those long miles of straight away. You were burning along without realizing it. The point here, a simple one, is this.
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