The Wrong Man (1956)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 26 Jan 1957 (USA)
- Movie
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Henry Fonda | ... |
Christopher Emanuel 'Manny' Balestrero
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| Vera Miles | ... |
Rose Balestrero
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| Anthony Quayle | ... |
Frank D. O'Connor
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| Harold J. Stone | ... |
Det. Lt. Bowers
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| Charles Cooper | ... |
Det. Matthews
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John Heldabrand | ... |
Tomasini - Prosecutor
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| Esther Minciotti | ... |
Mama Balestrero
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| Doreen Lang | ... |
Ann James
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Laurinda Barrett | ... |
Constance Willis
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Norma Connolly | ... |
Betty Todd
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| Nehemiah Persoff | ... |
Gene Conforti
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Lola D'Annunzio | ... |
Olga Conforti - Manny's Sister
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Kippy Campbell | ... |
Robert Balestrero
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Robert Essen | ... |
Gregory Balestrero
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| Richard Robbins | ... |
Daniel - the Guilty Man
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Dayton Lummis | ... |
Judge Groat
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| Peggy Webber | ... |
Alice Dennerly
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| Alfred Hitchcock | ... |
Self - Prologue Narrator (voice)
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| Charles Aidman | ... |
Jail Medical Attendant (uncredited)
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Sammy Armaro | ... |
Suspect (uncredited)
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| Michael Ann Barrett | ... |
Mrs. Daily - O'Connor's Secretary (uncredited)
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| John C. Becher | ... |
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)
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| Henry Beckman | ... |
Prisoner at Arraignment Hearing (uncredited)
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| Ray Bennett | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Harry Bergman | ... |
Court Stenographer (uncredited)
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Sherman Billingsley | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Mary Boylan | ... |
Curious Deli Customer (uncredited)
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| Claudia Bryar | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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| Paul Bryar | ... |
Interrogation Officer (uncredited)
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Ed Bryce | ... |
Court Officer (uncredited)
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John Caler | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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José Campayo | ... |
Daniell - The Right Man (uncredited)
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Leonard Capone | ... |
Court Clerk (uncredited)
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| Paul Carr | ... |
Young Man (uncredited)
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| Dee Carroll | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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| Gordon B. Clarke | ... |
Police Attendant (uncredited)
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William Crane | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Spencer Davis | ... |
Prisoner's Lawyer (uncredited)
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M'el Dowd | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Josef Draper | ... |
Juror (uncredited)
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Richard Durham | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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| Olga Fabian | ... |
Mrs. Mank - Grocery Clerk (uncredited)
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| Bonnie Franklin | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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| Chris Gampel | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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Earl George | ... |
Delicatessen Proprietor (uncredited)
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Will Gregory | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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Charles J. Guiotta | ... |
Court Officer (uncredited)
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Irene Harbor | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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Cherry Hardy | ... |
Waving Woman (uncredited)
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| Will Hare | ... |
Raymond McKaba - O'Connor's Associate (uncredited)
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Rhodelle Heller | ... |
Stork Club Customer (uncredited)
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| Bernard Herrmann | ... |
Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
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| William Hudson | ... |
110th Precinct Desk Lieutenant (uncredited)
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| Anna Karen | ... |
Miss Duffield (uncredited)
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Barbara Karen | ... |
Giggly Girl (uncredited)
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Mike Keene | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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| David Kelly | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Werner Klemperer | ... |
Dr. Bannay (uncredited)
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Walter Kohler | ... |
Manny's Felony Court Attorney (uncredited)
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| William LeMassena | ... |
Sang (uncredited)
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| Maurice Manson | ... |
District Attorney John Hall (uncredited)
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| Barney Martin | ... |
Juror in Front Row Wearing Dark Suit (uncredited)
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| Donald May | ... |
Arresting Patrolman (uncredited)
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Marc May | ... |
Tomasini's Assistant (uncredited)
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John McKee | ... |
Police Turnkey (uncredited)
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Silvio Minciotti | ... |
Mr. Balestrero (uncredited)
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Dallas Mitchell | ... |
Customer at Bickford's (uncredited)
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| Patricia Morrow | ... |
Young Girl (uncredited)
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Thomas J. Murphy | ... |
Court Officer (uncredited)
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Daniel Ocko | ... |
Felony Court Judge (uncredited)
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Natalie Priest | ... |
Delicatessen Proprietor's Wife (uncredited)
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Fred Purcelli | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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Allan Ray | ... |
Suspect (uncredited)
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| Frances Reid | ... |
Mrs. O'Connor (uncredited) (voice)
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Maria Reid | ... |
Spanish Woman (uncredited)
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Rossana San Marco | ... |
Mrs. Ferraro - Cornwall Innkeeper (uncredited)
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| Penny Santon | ... |
Spanish Woman (uncredited)
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Frank Schofield | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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Elizabeth Scott | ... |
Waving Woman (uncredited)
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Helen Shields | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Otto Simánek | ... |
Mr. Mank (uncredited)
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Oliver Stacey | ... |
Stork Club Customer (uncredited)
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| Harry Dean Stanton | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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John Stephen | ... |
Stork Club Customer (uncredited)
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Clarence Straight | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Ruth Swanson | ... |
Small Role (uncredited)
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Dino Tarronova | ... |
Mr. Ferraro (uncredited)
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| Emerson Treacy | ... |
Mr. Wendon - Insurance Manager (uncredited)
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John Truax | ... |
Suspect (uncredited)
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Don Turner | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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| John Vivyan | ... |
Det. Holman (uncredited)
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| Tuesday Weld | ... |
Giggly Girl (uncredited)
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Maurice Wells | ... |
Department of Corrections Employee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alfred Hitchcock | ||
Written by
| Maxwell Anderson | ... | (screen play by) and |
| Angus MacPhail | ... | (screen play by) |
| Maxwell Anderson | ... | (story by) |
Produced by
| Herbert Coleman | ... | associate producer |
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Bernard Herrmann | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Burks | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| George Tomasini | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
| Sam O'Steen | ... | assistant film editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Paul Sylbert | ||
Set Decoration by
| William L. Kuehl | ||
Makeup Department
| Gordon Bau | ... | makeup supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Daniel McCauley | ... | assistant director (as Daniel J. McCauley) |
Art Department
| Fred Ballmeyer | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Earl Crain Sr. | ... | sound |
| Monty Pearce | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Arthur H. Pullen | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Paul Reuting | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Lucky Kargo | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alan Stetson | ... | key grip |
| Frank J. Calabria | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Victor Aller | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Bernard Herrmann | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| David Klatzkin | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| George Groves | ... | technical advisor (as George Groves Sergeant New York City Police Department Ret.) |
| Frank D. O'Connor | ... | technical advisor (as Frank D. O'Connor District Attorney Queens County New York) |
Thanks
| Sherman Billingsley | ... | grateful acknowledgment (as Mr. Sherman Billingsley) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents) (Warner Bros. Pictures) (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1956) (United States) (theatrical) (A Warner Communications Company)
- Warner Bros. Continental Films (1957) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Film (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Exclusivas Floralva Distribución S.A. (1957) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1957) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1957) (India) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. First National Pictures, Inc.)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1968) (Finland) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1985) (Finland) (tv)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Action Gitanes (1999) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (2000) (India) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (6-disc Alfred Hitchcock Prestige Collection)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Phoenix (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Archive Collection (2016) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Department of Commerce and Public Events, City of New York (acknowledgement: this picture made with the cooperation of)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Christopher Emanuel Balestrero, "Manny" to his friends, is a string bassist, a devoted husband and father, and a practicing Catholic. His eighty-five dollar a week gig playing in the jazz combo at the Stork Club is barely enough to make ends meet. The Balestreros' lives will become a little more difficult with the major dental bills his wife Rose will be incurring. As such, Manny decides to see if he can borrow off of Rose's life insurance policy. But when he enters the insurance office, he is identified by some of the clerks as the man that held up the office twice a few months earlier. Manny cooperates with the police, as he has nothing to hide. Manny learns that he is a suspect in not only those hold-ups, but a series of other hold-ups in the same Jackson Heights neighborhood in New York City where they live. The more that Manny cooperates, the more guilty he appears to the police. With the help of Frank O'Connor, the attorney that they hire, they try to prove Manny's innocence. Regardless of if they manage to prove Manny's innocence or find the actual hold-up man, the situation may cause irreparable damage on the Balestreros. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | "I found a real-life story more terrifying than any fiction... this is it!" Alfred Hitchcock See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The scene where Manny (Henry Fonda) is taken to prison was filmed in a real prison. As he is led to his cell, one of the inmates can be heard to yell out, "What'd they get ya for, Henry??", and a bunch of the other prisoners laugh. See more » |
| Goofs | When Manny (Henry Fonda) enters prison, a prisoner shouts "What'd they get you for, Henry?", using the actor's name. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Le contrôle de l'univers (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
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Prologue narrator: This is Alfred Hitchcock speaking. In the past, I have given you many kinds of suspense pictures. But this time, I would like you to see a different one. The difference lies in the fact that this is a true story, every word of it. And yet it contains elements that are stranger than all the fiction that has gone into many of the thrillers that I've made before. See more » |