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Lured
“Don't answer this ad... Don't... don't... don't...”
6.3 / 10• 1947• 1h 42m•NR• English
MysteryCrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
George Sanders
Robert Fleming
Lead
Lucille Ball
Sandra Carpenter
Charles Coburn
Harley Temple
Boris Karloff
Charles van Druten
Cedric Hardwicke
Julian Wilde
Joseph Calleia
Nicholas Moryani
Alan Mowbray
Lyle Maxwell
George Zucco
H.R. Barrett
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Douglas Sirk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lured is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
