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I Wake Up Screaming

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 22m
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7.2/10
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Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
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POPULARITY
21,249
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    • Director
      • H. Bruce Humberstone
    • Writers
      • Dwight Taylor(screen play)
      • Steve Fisher(novel)
    • Stars
      • Betty Grable
      • Victor Mature
      • Carole Landis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • H. Bruce Humberstone
    • Writers
      • Dwight Taylor(screen play)
      • Steve Fisher(novel)
    • Stars
      • Betty Grable
      • Victor Mature
      • Carole Landis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 105User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews

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    Trailer 2:16
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    Photos60

    Victor Mature, Betty Grable, Laird Cregar, Allyn Joslyn, and Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Betty Grable in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Elisha Cook Jr. in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature and Elisha Cook Jr. in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature and Laird Cregar in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature and Elisha Cook Jr. in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Betty Grable in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature, Betty Grable, and Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Betty Grable and Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Carole Landis in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
    Victor Mature, Carole Landis, and Alan Mowbray in I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

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    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Jill Lynn
    Victor Mature
    Victor Mature
    • Frankie Christopher
    Carole Landis
    Carole Landis
    • Vicky Lynn
    Laird Cregar
    Laird Cregar
    • Ed Cornell
    William Gargan
    William Gargan
    • Jerry MacDonald
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Robin Ray
    Allyn Joslyn
    Allyn Joslyn
    • Larry Evans
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Harry Williams
    Chick Chandler
    Chick Chandler
    • Reporter
    Cyril Ring
    Cyril Ring
    • Reporter
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Asst. District Attorney
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Keating
    Frank Orth
    Frank Orth
    • Cemetery Caretaker
    Gregory Gaye
    Gregory Gaye
    • Headwaiter
    May Beatty
    May Beatty
    • Lady Handel
    • (as Mae Beatty)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Biby
    Edward Biby
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Stanley Blystone
    Stanley Blystone
    • Police Detective
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • H. Bruce Humberstone
    • Writers
      • Dwight Taylor(screen play)
      • Steve Fisher(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Immediately before shooting, a bottle of silver nitrate was accidentally spilled onto Carole Landis' lips by her dentist. As a result, her lips were blue for more than three weeks, posing an added challenge for the makeup crew.
    • Goofs
      Jill's new address is apartment F, but when Cornell visits, the door is clearly marked 3B.
    • Quotes

      Ed Cornell: I'll follow you into your grave. I'll write my name on your tombstone.

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-up (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Street Scene
      (uncredited)
      Music by Alfred Newman
      [Played over main titles, then heard as background music throughout the movie]

    User reviews105

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    Top review
    The under-rated Laird Cregar
    Being a fan of old movies, I must say that Cregar's performance in this film interested me a great deal. Having only been in his mid 20's at production, he is able to come off as a man who has indeed been on the force for some years. I've enjoyed his work in other movies, and wonder while watching his work what might have been had he lived beyond the young age of 28.
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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hot Spot
    • Filming locations
      • Nu Pike Amusement Park, Long Beach, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $462,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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