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Rating: 7 stars

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kino lorber black and white new york city framed murder socialite promoter wrongly accused wrong man dirty cop sisters

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I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone

Crime | Drama | Film Noir

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

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.

Length 82 minutes

Actors

Betty Grable | Victor Mature | Carole Landis | Laird Cregar | William Gargan | Alan Mowbray | Allyn Joslyn | Elisha Cook Jr. | Chick Chandler | Cyril Ring | Morris Ankrum | Charles Lane | Frank Orth | Gregory Gaye | May Beatty | Brooks Benedict | Edward Biby | Stanley Blystone | Wade Boteler | John Breen | Ralph Brooks | Russ Clark | Stanley Clements | James Conaty | Heinie Conklin | Bob Cornell | Dorothy Dearing | Eddie Dunn | Ralph Dunn | Sarah Edwards | James Flavin | Bess Flowers | Jack Gargan | Robert Haines | Stuart Hall | George Hickman | Kenner G. Kemp | Pat McKee | Frank McLure | Edward McWade | Harold Miller | Mike Morelli | Philip Morris | Forbes Murray | William J. O'Brien | Albert Pollet | Dick Rich | Tim Ryan | Harry Seymour | Bert Stevens | Harry Strang | Amzie Strickland | Basil Walker | Paul Weigel | Cecil Weston

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

It doesn’t stick the landing with that ending but overall this is a pretty nice film noir with some great cinematography and cast. I love Laird Cregar as the heavy and both Grable and Landis are excellent. I don’t always like Mature but he does a good job here.

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