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Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.
Lured (1947) is a mystery, crime and thriller film directed by Douglas Sirk, released on August 28, 1947 with a runtime of 1h 42m. It stars George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn and Boris Karloff. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 95 ratings.
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George Sanders
as Robert Fleming
Lucille Ball
as Sandra Carpenter
Charles Coburn
as Harley Temple
Boris Karloff
as Charles van Druten
Cedric Hardwicke
as Julian Wilde
Joseph Calleia
as Nicholas Moryani
Alan Mowbray
as Lyle Maxwell
George Zucco
as H.R. Barrett
Robert Coote
as Detective Wilson
Alan Napier
as Detective Gordon
Tanis Chandler
as Lucy Barnard
Ann Codee
as Matilda
Directed by Douglas Sirk, written by Simon Gantillon, Jacques Companéez and Ernest Neuville, produced by James Nasser.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 95 ratings.
Poet Killer Believed To Be At Bay! Lured (AKA: Personal Column) is directed by Douglas Sirk and collectively written by Leo Rosten, Jacques Companéez, Simon Gantillon and Ernst Neubach. It stars Lucille Ball, George Sanders, Charles Coburn, Cedric Hardwicke, Joseph Calleia and Boris Karloff. Music is by Michel Michelet and cinematography by William H. Daniels. A serial killer in London is murdering young women whom…
Reviewed on January 20, 2019
Lucille Ball looks really quite glamorous at times in this well cast mystery that is distinctly devoid of, well, actual crime.... She is drafted in by Scotland Yard to assist them in their investigation of eight girls who have gone missing over recent years; the latter being her friend. The one thing these mysteries may have in common is that each girl was written a poem before they went off the radar, and each may…
Reviewed on March 28, 2022
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Lured (1947) is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Lured (1947) includes George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke. The film was directed by Douglas Sirk. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Lured was released on August 28, 1947 and runs for 1h 42m.
Lured (1947) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 95 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy mystery, crime and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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