I Wake Up Screaming

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.

Cast

Betty Grable

as Jill Lynn

Victor Mature

as Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)

Carole Landis

as Vicky Lynn

Laird Cregar

as Police Insp. Ed Cornell

William Gargan

as Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

Alan Mowbray

as Robin Ray

Allyn Joslyn

as Larry Evans

Elisha Cook Jr.

as Harry Williams

Chick Chandler

as Reporter

Cyril Ring

as Reporter

Reviews

Steve

From 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. Both films were made around the same time. I Wake Up Screaming, however, is much closer to being a true film noir. That's tha...

John Chard

They'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 (1940)", that of the chief suspect turning detective...

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