The wrong man / Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by Maxwell Anderson and Angus MacPhail ; story by Maxwell Anderson ; associate producer, Herbert Coleman ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

The true story of Manny Balestrero, a musician unjustly accused of armed robbery. Balestrero vehemently protests his innocence but acts thoroughly guilty, leading a host of policemen and witnesses to finger him as the thief. The trial goes badly for Manny, but life is worse for his wife, Rose, who f...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Wrong man (Motion picture)
Swank Motion Pictures.
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) (Production company)
First National Pictures, Inc (Production company)
Swank Motion Pictures, Inc (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Film director)
Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959 (Screenwriter)
MacPhail, Angus, 1903-1962 (Screenwriter)
Coleman, Herbert, 1907-2001 (Film producer)
Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 (Actor)
Miles, Vera (Actor)
Quayle, Anthony, 1913-1989 (Actor)
Stone, Harold J., 1911-2005 (Actor)
Cooper, Charles, 1926- (Actor)
Heldabrand, John (Actor)
Minciotti, Esther, 1888-1962 (Actor)
Lang, Doreen, 1915-1999 (Actor)
Language:English
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Home Video, [2004]
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (105 min.)) : sound, black and white.
Variant Title:
Alfred Hitchcock's the wrong man
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
The true story of Manny Balestrero, a musician unjustly accused of armed robbery. Balestrero vehemently protests his innocence but acts thoroughly guilty, leading a host of policemen and witnesses to finger him as the thief. The trial goes badly for Manny, but life is worse for his wife, Rose, who falls apart under the strain of his ordeal.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Call Number:PN1995.9.S87 W76 2004 Online
Credits:Director of photography, Robert Burks ; film editor, George Tomasini ; music by Bernard Herrmann ; art director, Paul Sylbert ; sound by Earl Crain ; set decorator, William L. Kuehl.
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle, Harold J. Stone, Charles Cooper, John Heldabrand, Esther Minciotti, Doreen Lang, Laurinda Barrett, Norma Connolly, Nehemiah Persoff, Lola D'Annunzio, Kippy Campbell, Robert Essen, Richard Robbins, Dayton Lummis, Peggy Webber.
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Description based on DVD version record.