Screaming Mimi (1958)
1958 · Feature film · 79 min · dir. Gerd Oswald
Suspense around every curve!
- film noir
- Mystery
Synopsis
Exotic dancer Virginia Wilson sees a man get shot moments after he tries to knife her in a shower, so she goes to Dr. Greenwood a psychiatrist for therapy. He falls in love with her and takes over her life, although she insists on continuing her career at the El Madhouse nightclub. The club's tough owner is none other than Gypsy Rose Lee who plays 'Gypsy' and sings an incredibly bad song ("Put the Blame on Mame") when Virginia is late one night. The traumatized Virginia is suspected of a series…
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Gerd Oswald
- Writer
- Robert Blees
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Studio
- Sage Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 1958-06-25
- Running time
- 79 minutes
Cast & crew
Gerd Oswald Director
Romney Brent
Hank Mann- Reed Howes
Philip Carey
Frank Marlowe
Heinie Conklin
Harry Townes
Vaughn Taylor
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Red Norvo plays xylophone in a hootchi cootchy joint · Mary McNamara · 2021-09-29
Norvo gives a bright performance with a verve to match Liberace. The burlesque club scenes are worth slipping to.
★★ · Tom Lorrento · The Spanman · 2021-10-07
This was a noir noir. Anita Ekberg was fun to look at but that was the only thing that was fun about her. The musicians were pretty decent. The best actress was the brunette who sang with the band. Best actor goes to the dog. He gave his best role chasing the meat wagon.
