I Wake Up Screaming

I Wake Up Screaming
Theatrical release poster
Directed byH. Bruce Humberstone
Screenplay byDwight Taylor
Based onI Wake Up Screaming
1941 novel
by Steve Fisher
Produced byMilton Sperling
StarringBetty Grable
Victor Mature
Carole Landis
Laird Cregar
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 31, 1941 (1941-10-31)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$462,500[1]
Box office$1,491,500[1]

I Wake Up Screaming (originally titled Hot Spot) is a 1941 American mystery thriller film noir.[2] directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring Betty Grable, Victor Mature and Carole Landis, and features one of Grable's few dramatic roles. It is based on the novel of the same name by Steve Fisher, adapted by Dwight Taylor. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

  1. ^ a b Mank, Gregory William (2018). Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy. McFarland.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference noir was invoked but never defined (see the help page).