Vicki (1953)
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24% of users liked it
(106 ratings)
Although a few character names and minor details are different, Vicki is a fairly faithful remake of the 1941 murder melodrama I Wake Up Screaming. The title character, Vicki Lynn, played by Jean Peters, is a waitress who is transformed into a top fashion model by press agent Steve Christopher… More Although a few character names and minor details are different, Vicki is a fairly faithful remake of the 1941 murder melodrama I Wake Up Screaming. The title character, Vicki Lynn, played by Jean Peters, is a waitress who is transformed into a top fashion model by press agent Steve Christopher (Elliot Reid). When Vicki is murdered, psychotic detective Ed Cornell (Richard Boone) tries to pin the blame on Christopher. In fact, Cornell knows who the real killer is, but he was so desperately (and hopelessly) in love with the dead girl that he intends to railroad Christopher into the electric chair. With the help of Vicki's sister (Jeanne Crain), Christopher tracks down the genuine culprit and exposes Cornell for the nutcase that he is. Featured in the cast is future TV producer Aaron Spelling. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harry Horner
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Sep 7, 1953 Wide
- On DVD
- Aug 29, 2006
- Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
In view of the fact that I Wake Up Screaming was not much of a picture to start with, it is no wonder that this slight remodeling of it is an unimpressive dish of drama, too.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...a passable entry in Fox's Film Noir series.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Vicki is a film noir remake of the 1941 murder story I Wake Up Screaming.
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Cast
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Jeanne Crain
as Jill Lynn
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Jean Peters
as Vicki Lynn
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Elliott Reid
as Steve Christopher
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Richard Boone
as Lt. Ed Cornell
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Casey Adams
as Larry Evans
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Alex D'Arcy
as Robin Ray
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Carl Betz
as Det. McDonald
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Aaron Spelling
as Harry Williams
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Roy Engel
as First Detective
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Parley Baer
as Second Detective
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Stuart Randall
as Third Detective
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Russ Conway
as Detective
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Jack Gargan
as Detective
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Frank Gerstle
as Detective
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Billy Nelson
as Wino
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John Dehner
as Captain Donald "Chief"
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Richard Garland
as Reporter
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Ramsay Ames
as Cafe Photographer
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Frank Fenton
as Eric
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Helene Hayden
as Connie
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Harry Seymour
as Bartender
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Irene Seidner
as Cleaning woman
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Robert Adler
as Policeman
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Charles Wagenheim
as Seedy man
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Al Hill
as Bum
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Brandon Beach
as Man
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Harry Carter
as Policeman
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Charles "Heinie" Conklin
as Man
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Kenneth Gibson
as Man
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Ron Hargrave
as Boy
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Paul Kruger
as Policeman
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Burt Mustin
as Bellboy
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Bonnie Paul
as Girl
- Jerry Sheldon
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Kathrun Sheldon
as Hotel clerk
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Richard West
as Delivery Man
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Chet Brandenburg
as Milkman
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June Glory
as Woman
- Herschel Graham
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Jack Mather
as Detective
- Alexander D'Arcy
- Max Showalter
