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The Wrong Man
Hitchcock drama about a bass player who is mistakenly arrested for robbery when he tries to borrow money against his wife's insurance policy. Starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles.
A bleak, Kafkaesque drama based upon an actual New York court case involving a man who is mistakenly arrested for robbery and has to prove his innocence.
Heavily in debt, a bass player at a club tries to borrow money against his wife's life insurance policy. But, in a cruel twist of fate, his trip to the broker ends up with his being wrongly identified as someone who had previously robbed the office.
Last on
Mon 17 Jun 2013
13:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero | Henry Fonda |
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Rose Balestrero | Vera Miles |
| Frank D O'Connor | Anthony Quayle |
| Det Lt Bowers | Harold J Stone |
| Tomasini | John Heldabrand |
| Ann James | Doreen Lang |
| Betty Todd | Norma Connolly |
| Olga Conforti, Manny's Sister | Lola D'Annunzio |
| Gregory Balestrero | Robert Essen |
| Judge Groat | Dayton Lummis |
| Det Matthews | Charles Cooper |
| Mama Balestrero | Esther Minciotti |
| Producer | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer | Maxwell Anderson |
| Writer | Angus MacPhail |
Broadcasts
- Fri 2 Jan 2009 13:15±«Óãtv Two except Yorkshire
- Sat 9 Jan 2010 14:45±«Óãtv Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 13 Feb 2011 12:45±«Óãtv Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Mon 17 Jun 2013 13:30±«Óãtv Two except Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire