I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming originally titled Hot Spot is a 1941 film noir. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, who cowrote the screenplay with Dwight Taylor. The film stars Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of Grables few dramatic roles.

Frankie hides out with Vickys sister, Jill Betty Grable, with whom he is falling in love, but is eventually captured and interrogated by the cops. An obsessive police officer, Cornell Laird Cregar, knows that Frankie is innocent but because the evidence is completely incriminating, he tries to put the suspect behind bars anyway. Frankie escapes and eventually finds the murderers true identity.Film critic Dennis Schwartz gave the film a favorable review, writing, Veteran Fox studio director H. Bruce Humberstone Charlie Chan at the OperaSun Valley Serenade, whose films ranged from Charlie Chan to Tarzan, puts forth his best effort in this thrilling film noir. I Wake Up Screaming was remade in 1953 as Vicki. Dwight Taylor bases his screenplay on the book by pulp writer Steve Fisher. In a jarring move that works in an odd way, Somewhere over the Rainbow is the soundtrack that can be heard throughout. This early film noir, shot in a naturalistic style, showed how dark photography can increase a brooding mood and make the film more tense ... The conclusion is filled with plot twists and surprise character revelations, as the marvelously sinister performance by Laird Cregar as the sicko detective dominates the screen. ........

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