Vicki is a 1953 American film noir directed by Harry Horner and starring Jeanne Crain and Jean Peters. It was based on the novel I Wake Up Screaming, written by Steve Fisher. [2] Vicki Lynn (Jean Peters) is a waitress who is transformed into a fashion model by press agent Steve Christopher (Elliott Reid).

Vicki: Directed by Harry Horner. With Jeanne Crain, Jean Peters, Elliott Reid, Richard Boone. The untimely murder of a New York glamour girl sparks an investigation with an emotionally-driven detective at the helm.

After the slaying of New York glamour girl Vicki Lynn, zealous homicide detective Ed Cornell insists on canceling his vacation and heading the investigation. Upon his arrival at police headquarters, Cornell learns that Steve Christopher, the promoter responsible for Vicki's career, and Jill Lynn, Vicki's sister, are being questioned.

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Supermodel Vicki Lynn, whose face is seen everywhere, is murdered, and ace homicide cop Ed Cornell cuts his vacation short to take the case personally. Flashbacks depict how Vicki rose from ambitious waitress to big black headlines, courtesy of clever publicity man Steve Christopher.

2023年6月22日 · While investigating the case the story of a waitress turned glamor girl is revealed.Watch on RetroFlix.org:...

Vicki (1953) serves as a fairly close remake of the 1942 high-noir classic I Wake Up Screaming. Despite being released eleven years later, the film unmistakably echoes the style and themes of its predecessor, while also evoking the elegant noir aesthetic of Laura (1944) .

2020年1月16日 · When we get a glimpse of the real Vicki, she’s being taken out of a building on a stretcher with a tag already on her toe because she’s been murdered before the opening credits. This film noir is a look back at how she got there, both the skyline and the morgue, and why in what’s half a detective story and half a look into how stars are made.