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Lured (1947)

APPROVED 102 min  -  Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery  -   5 September 1947 (USA)
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A serial killer in London is murdering young women whom he meets through the personal columns of newspapers; he announces each of his murders to the police by sending them a cryptic poem... See full summary »

Director:

Douglas Sirk
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Cast

Cast overview:
George Sanders ...
Robert Fleming
Lucille Ball ...
Sandra Carpenter
Charles Coburn ...
Inspector Harley Temple
Boris Karloff ...
Charles van Druten
Cedric Hardwicke Cedric Hardwicke ...
Julian Wilde (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Joseph Calleia Joseph Calleia ...
Dr. Nicholas Moryani
Alan Mowbray Alan Mowbray ...
Lyle Maxwell
George Zucco George Zucco ...
Officer H. R. Barrett
Robert Coote Robert Coote ...
Officer Barret
Alan Napier Alan Napier ...
Detective Gordon
Tanis Chandler Tanis Chandler ...
Lucy Barnard
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Storyline

A serial killer in London is murdering young women whom he meets through the personal columns of newspapers; he announces each of his murders to the police by sending them a cryptic poem. After a dancer disappears, the police enlist an American friend of hers, Sandra Carpenter, to answer advertisements in the personal columns and so lure the killer. Written by David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk>  

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Taglines:

Don't answer this ad... Don't... don't... don't...

Genres:

Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Personal Column See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The title was changed to "Personal Column" midway through the original U.S. theatrical release because staff at the Production Code Administration thought the word "lured" sounded too much like "lurid". Director Douglas Sirk felt the title change confused potential audiences and led to the film's box-office failure. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sandra goes to visit Julian towards the end of the movie, they have a conversation, and when Julian says, "That's why he chose death," you can see that Sandra is saying something we don't hear. See more »

Crazy Credits

Opening credits - a flashlight pans along the side of a building, and the credits are written on the side of the wall. See more »

Connections

Version of Personal Column (1939) See more »

Soundtracks

"All for Love"
(uncredited)
Sung by Ethelreda Leopold See more »