Story Line
A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.
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Top Cast
Betty Grable
Jill Lynn
Victor Mature
Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)
Carole Landis
Vicky Lynn
Laird Cregar
Police Insp. Ed Cornell
William Gargan
Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald
Alan Mowbray
Robin Ray
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1941-10-31
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
MysteryCrime
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•8/19/2017From Noiroftheweek.com
I Wake Up Screaming is never mentioned in the same breath as The Maltese Falcon when discussing the birth of film noir. Which would be a mistake.
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John Chard
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•11/26/2019They've got more wolves in New York than they've got in Siberia.
I Wake Up Screaming is one of the early entries in the film noir cycle that lays down noirish detective conventions. The kicker is similar to that of "Stranger On The Third Floor (1...