Wrong Number is a 1959 British second feature crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Peter Reynolds, Lisa Gastoni and Olive Sloane. It was written by James Eastwood and Norman Edwards.
Dr. Pole's gang hijacks a mail van, and one of the van drivers is killed by gang-member Angelo. Miss Crystal, an eccentric elderly lady, recalls once hearing Angelo's name mentioned when she mistakenly telephoned Dr. Pole's telephone number, and helps the police capture the gang.
It was produced at Merton Park Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A routine crime thriller, not always persuasive (the robbery scenes are quite unconvincing) and â apart from Olive Sloane's amusingly larger-than-life character study â uninteresting in performance."
Picturegoer wrote: "The mail-van robbery that goes awry isn't new in itself. But the pay-off to this neatly tailored thriller is nicely ingenious ... The thieves, who inevitably fall out among themselves, are efficiently played ... while Olive Sloane overacts with relish the part of the old lady who traps them."
In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928âÂÂ1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Most unconvincing monor thriller; Olive Sloane's ripe performance at least punctuates the groans."