I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Directed by

H. Bruce Humberstone

Genre

drama film, film noir, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 79 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a beautiful model. As he tries to clear his name, the police detective and the victim's sister both close in on him.

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What happens

I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 American mystery thriller film noir. Directed by H. Bruce Humberstone, it stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of Grable's few dramatic roles. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The film was remade as Vicki in 1953 starring Jean Peters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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