Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

mcannady1 I grew up watching many fine mystery/suspense films on TV since the late 50's when I was little and all through the 60's. IT is special to me and was my first Film Noir, seen in '59 when I was 7 years old. I never forgot it, I was so impressed with Carole Landis and Betty Grable. All of the cast was outstanding. My mom and dad and big sister watched with me. Dad enjoyed pointing out the characters. At that time I learned about Carole Landis and Betty Grable, plus VIctor Mature, and Laird Creegar. What a marvelous cast! Elisha Cook, Jr. was the icing on the cake.All through the Golden Age of films, they were referred to as Suspense or Murder Mysteries. I did not hear the term FIlm Noir until the 80's. IT well describes this film, which could come under any murder mystery heading.After re-watching the film recently, I wondered about the title and also about the over-usage of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. I think both were subtle messages. The title may have referred to the shock and and grief Vicki Lynn's murder caused her sister and friends. This is what I had assumed years ago.Secondly, regarding the music the subtle message of the film was quite simply, unexpected love between Jill and Frankie Christopher. Jill had disliked her sister's agent and blamed him for her murder. In any case, she was still in shock and hardly expected to fall in love. Frankie was feeling victimized by the murder, as he was a prime suspect. They were both deeply attracted to each other. This we could see at their initial meeting.In closing, I just wanted to say that all the actors and actresses were superb in this film. I find this as a test of time. IF you feel empathy for the characters, they seem real and the film is more appealing.We find ourselves feeling very sorry for Ed Cornell, the lonely policeman who wants to pin Vicki's murder on Frankie, as he feels that Vicki's success caused her murder. He had admired her from afar when she was still a waitress. Frankie's discovery of her had led to her murder.Also, we feel empathy for lovely young Vicki, an early murder victim. Adding to the realism of the film, we see a film clip of Vicki singing, from her screen test. All of her friends see it and feel very sorry.At the time I first saw the film, my parents mentioned about the early passing of Carole, with sadness and empathy. Also, I felt badly when learning about Laird Creegar, who had also died too young.So I am still impressed, even after all this time and after viewing many more Film Noirs.

weezeralfalfa Quite a few reviewers complain that the title bears no connection with the screen play. As One reviewer wrote "It makes the film sound like a cheap horror film". A agree with these assessments. I suspect it was chosen as suggesting an enticing murder mystery: which it is.. .Several reviewers also question the appropriateness of "Over the Rainbow", as a frequent background song for a film noir. The lyrics(not included) emphasize a dream of a more exciting life. This certainly applied to Vicky(Carol Landis): the murdered girl, after she was encouraged to try becoming a glamour girl. Perhaps less obviously, it can apply to sister Jill(Betty Hutton) and promoter Frankie(Victor Mature) with regard to their growing relationship. It might even apply to the psychopathic police detective Cornell(Laird Cregar), who dreamed of marrying Vicki. Speaking of music, Carol gets to sing "The things I Love", whereas Betty's song: "Daddy" was deleted, but can be seen at YouTube.The cat and mouse game between Frankie and police detective Cornell constitutes the heart of the drama, along with identifying the killer. We learn that Cornell has 2 related obsessions: 1)marrying an unglamorized Vicki 2)pinning her murder on Frankie, who promoted her as a potential glamour girl, even though Cornell knows the identity of the real killer. Frankie and Jill have to discover the identity of the real killer for themselves. They got a confession out of a suspected killer by having Jill mimic over the telephone the voice of the supposed deceased Vicki. This freaks out the murderer, and Frankie, with some encouragement, gets a confession out of him(very unlikely).It's interesting that Vicky claimed that Jill was in love with Frankie. They both denied it, but later events would prove her right. Later, Frankie told Jill he didn't love Vicky, he just wanted to promote her new ambition to become a glamour girl, instead of only a waitress. Again, I don't believe that, because he was mighty upset when she said she was leaving for Hollywood. Seems like all the men loved her, and were upset that she was leaving. There was an odd episode where Jill was moving out of the apartment she had shared with Vicky. When she arrived home from work to pack her things, she was astonished to find that the front desk person had already packed them and had her suitcases ready to put in the taxi! I'm surprised she wasn't more angry. I can only assume that he wanted her gone as soon as possible for whatever reason. There are various other weird or improbable happenings, some of which are detailed by another reviewer. But, it's unusual not to have a few of these in this kind of film. For Carol Landis and Betty, this was a reunion, having costarred earlier in 1941 in the romantic musical "Moon Over Miami"....Neither Carol nor Cregar would live many more years. Cregar would die from complications from his crash diet, to try to change his image from a heavy heavy....Carol would nearly die of several tropical diseases while entertaining the troops overseas, never fully recovering her health. The remainder of her short life reads much like that of Marilyn Monroe in her later years. She had numerous short marriages and affairs, but was unable to complete a pregnancy due to endometriosis. With her film carrier in limbo, and in debt, Rex Harrison's ending of their affair was the last straw, and she finally succeeded in killing herself, after several failed attempts. The B&W copy shown at YouTube is in excellent condition. Also , available as a DVD or Blue Ray.

Scott LeBrun Victor Mature plays Frankie Christopher, a somewhat smarmy but likable enough sports promoter. He lays eyes on gorgeous waitress Vicky Lynn (Carole Landis), and determines that he can make her a popular glamour girl. Well, he does, but just when things are looking brightest for her, she gets murdered. Now, Frankie, who'd discovered her dead body, is believed by the police to be the killer. The lead inspector, Ed Cornell (Laird Cregar), is more convinced than anybody, and swears that he will prove Frankie guilty no matter how much time it takes. Meanwhile, Frankie and Vicky's sister Jill (Betty Grable) fall in love and set out to try and prove his innocence."I Wake Up Screaming" is a thoroughly absorbing murder mystery made by a veteran director of the genre, H. Bruce Humberstone. All of the characters are engaging and maintain ones' interest. Mature is especially good in the lead, with a top notch supporting performance by the sadly short lived Cregar. Cregar had a presence that extended beyond being just physically big. The incredibly beautiful ladies Landis and Grable are compulsively watchable, and naturally there are a few opportunities to admire Grables' gorgeous gams. William Gargan, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook Jr., Morris Ankrum, and Charles Lane are all great.This film looks just as fine as anything else made in the genre, with the expected contrasts between light and shadow. The best thing about it is that, even if the viewer believes that they've solved the mystery early on, it still tells a good story in capable fashion, focusing on a theme of obsession.Eight out of 10.

marymorrissey and besides it IS pretty much "awful" as 1 is supposed to indicate maybe it might get another star for the fact that they put Victor at the swimming' hole at what midnight or something... which is quite a stretch at least they realized that as groucho said, the man's breasts were bigger than the lady's. anyway his hotness'es hotness is about all in the in this venture, along with the always welcome Laird Cregar, always welcome LC! Watching this also I could only think how could Carole Landis give up the ghost fo Rex darned Harrison?? Life is strange isn't it? There's no justice, is there?