I Wake Up Screaming

Oct 31, 1941

1h 22m

★ 6.9

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Jill Lynn

Betty Grable

Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)

Victor Mature

Vicky Lynn

Carole Landis

Police Insp. Ed Cornell

Laird Cregar

Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

William Gargan

Robin Ray

Alan Mowbray

Larry Evans

Allyn Joslyn

Harry Williams

Elisha Cook Jr.

Reporter

Chick Chandler

Reporter

Cyril Ring

Assistant District Attorney

Morris Ankrum

Keating- Florist

Charles Lane

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6.5

Cover Up

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6.3

Witness to Murder

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A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

5.9

Nocturne

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6.3

The Locket

Dec 20, 1946

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

5.4

Appointment with a Shadow

Sep 1, 1957

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6.2

The Clouded Yellow

Nov 21, 1950

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5.9

5 Against the House

Jun 10, 1955

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7.1

The Breaking Point

Oct 6, 1950

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

7.0

Phantom Lady

Jan 28, 1944

A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.

4.8

The Human Jungle

Oct 3, 1954

Danforth is assigned to take over the police department in a section of a large city saddled with juvenile delinquency, petty crimes, graft and also a recent unsolved murder of a strip-tease dancer. Recognizing the laxity of the department he implements many changes and soon finds himself under fire by the newspapers, the attorney of a racket leader and the denizens of this human jungle.

6.2

The Glass Web

Nov 11, 1953

A manipulative diva blackmails a married man and insults her secret lover, leading to her murder. As the husband tries to cover his tracks, the lover sabotages him and suggests turning the case into a TV show episode.

5.7

I, the Jury

Aug 14, 1953

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5.8

The Long Wait

May 26, 1954

Soon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from complete amnesia when the vehicle he’s riding in blows a tire and goes over an embankment in a fiery blaze. McBride later receives a tip from an acquaintance that a photo of him was placed prominently in the window of a photography studio in a town called Lyncastle, so Johnny immediately leaves for the burg in the hopes that something there will jog his memory.

5.4

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6.1

Blackout

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