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I Wake Up Screaming( 1941)

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Three of the Hottest names in Hollywood... in a picture that makes the screen SIZZLE!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Betty Grable

      Jill Lynn

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      Victor Mature

      Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)

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      Carole Landis

      Vicky Lynn

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      Laird Cregar

      Police Insp. Ed Cornell

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      William Gargan

      Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

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      Alan Mowbray

      Robin Ray

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      Allyn Joslyn

      Larry Evans

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      Elisha Cook Jr.

      Harry Williams

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      Chick Chandler

      Reporter

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      Cyril Ring

      Reporter

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      Morris Ankrum

      Assistant District Attorney

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      Charles Lane

      Keating- Florist

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      Frank Orth

      Cemetery Caretaker

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      Gregory Gaye

      Headwaiter

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      May Beatty

      Lady Handel

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      Brooks Benedict

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Edward Biby

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Stanley Blystone

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Wade Boteler

      Detective (uncredited)

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      John Breen

      Sidewalk passerby (uncredited)

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      Ralph Brooks

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Russ Clark

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      Stanley Clements

      Newsboy (uncredited)

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      James Conaty

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Heinie Conklin

      Pedestrian newspaper buyer (uncredited)

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      Bob Cornell

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Dorothy Dearing

      Girl at table (uncredited)

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      Eddie Dunn

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Ralph Dunn

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Sarah Edwards

      Customer (uncredited)

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      James Flavin

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Bess Flowers

      Lady Handel's party guest (uncredited)

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      Jack Gargan

      Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)

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      Robert Haines

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Stuart Hall

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      George Hickman

      Newsboy (uncredited)

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      Kenner G. Kemp

      Cab driver (uncredited)

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      Pat McKee

      Ozinski - Newsman (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Edward McWade

      Old man at library (uncredited)

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      Harold Miller

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Mike Morelli

      Fight spectator (uncredited)

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      Philip Morris

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Forbes Murray

      Mr. Handel (uncredited)

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      William J. O'Brien

      Man hosing sidewalk (uncredited)

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      Albert Pollet

      Waiter (uncredited)

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      Dick Rich

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Tim Ryan

      Detective (uncredited)

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      Harry Seymour

      Bartender (uncredited)

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      Bert Stevens

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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      Harry Strang

      Officer Murphy (uncredited)

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      Amzie Strickland

      Girl at table (uncredited)

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      Basil Walker

      Reporter (uncredited)

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      Paul Weigel

      Gus- Deleicatesson Proprietor (uncredited)

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      Cecil Weston

      Police Matron (uncredited)

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    A review by Steve

    5.5
    Written by Steve on Sat Aug 19 2017
    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 thanks to some fantastic stylistic camerawork (low angles, dark shadowy corners, shadows of Venetian blinds, low lit closeups and so on) and a complicated plot made even more twisty with flashbacks. The Maltese Falcon, on the other hand, is shot mostly like a '30s drawing room mystery (true, there are t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • film noir
    • broadway