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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.
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Mon 17 Jun 201313:30
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 |
