Top billed cast

1. 

   Betty Grable

   Jill Lynn

2. 

   Victor Mature

   Frankie Christopher (Botticelli)

3. 

   Carole Landis

   Vicky Lynn

4. 

   Laird Cregar

   Police Insp. Ed Cornell

5. 

   William Gargan

   Jerry 'Mac' MacDonald

6. 

   Alan Mowbray

   Robin Ray

7. 

   Allyn Joslyn

   Larry Evans

8. 

   Elisha Cook Jr.

   Harry Williams

9. 

   Chick Chandler

   Reporter

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-11-26

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 to try and prove innocence. Directed by Fox contract director H. Bruce Humberstone, the screenplay is by Dwight Taylor who adapts from Steve Fisher's novel of the same name. It stars Betty Grable (excellent in a rare dramatic role), Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, William Gargan & Elish...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• film noir
• broadway