Vicki (1953)

When a beautiful model (Jean Peters) is murdered, a police detective (Richard Boone) obsessed with her tries to pin the murder on her publicity agent (Elliott Reid). Based on the novel I WAKE UP SCREAMING by Steve Fisher (previously filmed in 1941) and directed by Harry Horner (RED PLANET MARS). As far as remakes go, casting issues aside, this is a pretty decent remake. The police don't come off looking very good here as they are portrayed as bullies as they harass and abuse their victims without giving them access to lawyers. Specifically, Boone's near psychotic cop who breaks into people's apartments while they sleep to harass them. The bland Elliott Reid compromises the film as he's a hole on the screen. Often okay as a supporting actor, he's a washout as a leading man. Jeanne Crain as the murdered girl's sister is fetching but it's Jean Peters' ambitious and ungrateful model who holds the screen. With Carl Betz, Max Showalter, Alexander D'Arcy, John Dehner and Aaron Spelling.