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Lured
Sign in to saveLured is a 1947 American film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and Boris Karloff. The film is a remake of 1939 French film Pièges directed by Robert Siodmak, which was titled Personal Column in the United States; Personal Column was also the title of this film as originally released. It did not enjoy good business under that name – the code administration was concerned that some people thought the film was titled "LURID", so United Artists pulled it from distribution, and subsequently re-released it with the alternat
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6.3Sandra 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
- 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
Themes
- london, england
- undercover
- poetry
- scotland yard
- fashion designer
- serial killer
- taxi dancer
- personals column
- white slave trade
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
5,015 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1947
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rated
- Approved
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Lured
- Film.image
- LuredPoster.jpg
- Film.caption
- theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Douglas Sirk
- Film.producer
- James Nasser Hunt Stromberg
- Film.screenplay
- Leo Rosten
- Film.story
- Jacques CompanéezSimon GantillonErnest Neuville
- Film.starring
- George SandersLucille BallCharles CoburnCedric HardwickeBoris Karloff
- Film.music
- Michel Michelet
- Film.cinematography
- William H. Daniels
- Film.editing
- John M. FoleyJames E. Newcom
- Film.studio
- Hunt Stromberg Productions
- Film.distributor
- United Artists
- Film.runtime
- 102 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.gross
- $700,000
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Lured is a 1947 American film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, and Boris Karloff. The film is a remake of 1939 French film Pièges directed by Robert Siodmak, which was titled Personal Column in the United States; Personal Column was also the title of this film as originally released. It did not enjoy good business under that name – the code administration was concerned that some people thought the film was titled "LURID", so United Artists pulled it from distribution, and subsequently re-released it with the alternate title.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Nicolai Remisoff.
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