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I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

Director(s) H. Bruce Humberstone
Producer(s) Milton Sperling
Top Genres Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller/Suspense
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I Wake Up Screaming Overview:

I Wake Up Screaming (1941) was a Crime - Film Noir Film directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and produced by Milton Sperling.

I Wake Up Screaming BlogHub Articles:

Betty Grable Takes a Walk on the Noir Side: I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

By shadowsandsatin on Jul 1, 2023 From Shadows and Satin

I’ll admit it. I’ve only seen Betty Grable in two films. It’s not because I’m not a fan; I’ve always thought she was lovely, with a gorgeous figure – I’ve even read her biography – but she’s mostly a musical gal, and if you know me, you’ll know I’m not exactly the world’s big... Read full article

Betty Grable, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis star in "I Wake Up Screaming"

By Stephen Reginald on Jun 13, 2022 From Classic Movie Man

Betty Grable, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis star in "I Wake Up Screaming" I Wake Up Screaming (1941) is an American film noir directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature, and Carole Landis. Other cast members include Laird Cregar, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Eli... Read full article

FAVOURITE MOVIES: I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

on Feb 17, 2020 From Caftan Woman

I first saw I Wake Up Screaming in my teen years thanks to TV Ontario's Saturday Night at the Movies. I have vivid memories of my reaction to the story, the characters, and its glorious shadows. I was enthralled and wondered if there were more movies like it. The screenplay is by Dwight Taylo... Read full article

I Wake up Screaming (1941)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 1, 2015 From 4 Star Films

So the title doesn’t have a bearing on much of anything, but who cares? It sets the tone brilliantly for this wickedly twisted noir. The film opens like other films, after the death of a beautiful young women. Two people are getting grilled in adjoining rooms. Frankie Christopher (Victor Matur... Read full article

I Wake up Screaming (1941)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 1, 2015 From 4 Star Films

So the title doesn’t have a bearing on much of anything, but who cares? It sets the tone brilliantly for this wickedly twisted noir. The film opens like other films, after the death of a beautiful young woman. Two people are getting grilled in adjoining rooms. Frankie Christopher (Victor Matur... Read full article

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I Wake Up Screaming Quotes:

Ed Cornell: I'll follow you into your grave. I'll write my name on your tombstone.
Jill Lynn: What's the good of living without hope?
Ed Cornell: It can be done.
Jill Lynn: The trouble with you is you pretend you don't care about things, but you do.
Ed Cornell: I've got a good mind to kill you myself right now.
Ed Cornell: When I get all my evidence together, I'm gonna have you tied up like a pig in a slaughterhouse.
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I Wake Up Screaming Facts
According to the DVD, this film was originally titled "Hot Spot" and a title sequence was shot using this (included on the DVD without music), but subsequently dropped in favor of "I Wake Up Screaming." However, the title "Hot Spot" was retained for its UK release, and British prints incorporate the original title sequence.
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.
"Daddy" (music and lyrics by Bobby Troup), plugged by Betty Grable in a store's music department, was cut from the film so that Twentieth Century-Fox could showcase Miss Grable in a fully dramatic role. The shooting script had Betty working as a stenographer instead of plugging songs. As her sole musical moment, Miss Grable hummed a bit of the Tchaikovsky-based ballad, "The Things I Love" (music and lyrics by Harold Barlow and Lewis Harris), during a car ride with Victor Mature and Carole Landis. Most of the ditty would be sung by Miss Landis later in the movie. Footage of Miss Grable performing "Daddy" still exists.
Two famous melodies are heard in the Cyril J. Mockridge background score: "Over the Rainbow" (music by Harold Arlen, lyrics, not sung here, by E.Y. Harburg) from The Wizard of Oz, and Alfred Newman's theme from Street Scene.
When Laird Crager went on a ride-along with L.A. police during the shoot, he was caught up in a real shooting. Cregar also reported for work shortly after an emergency appendectomy, against his doctor's orders.
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