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I Wake Up Screaming (1941)  link to I Wake Up Screaming on IMDb  

Number: 3201

poster I Wake Up Screaming

IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (3266 votes)

Country: USA, 82 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Crime, Romance, Mystery, Film-Noir

Director(s): H. Bruce Humberstone

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Promoter Frankie Christopher, being grilled by police in the murder of model Vicky Lynn, recalls in flashback: First meeting her as a waitress, Frankie decides to parlay her beauty into social acceptance and a lucrative career. He succeeds only too well: she's on the eve of deserting him for Hollywood...when someone kills her. Now Frankie gets the feeling that Inspector Ed Cornell is determined to pin the killing on him and only him. He's right. And the only one he can turn to for help is Jill, the victim's sister, who's been cool toward him...

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Cast:

photo Betty Grable Betty Grable Jill Lynn
photo Victor Mature Victor Mature Frankie Christopher
photo Carole Landis Carole Landis Vicky Lynn
photo Laird Cregar Laird Cregar Ed Cornell
photo William Gargan William Gargan Jerry MacDonald

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3