A serial killer in London is murdering young women he meets through the personal columns of newspapers. He announces each of his murders to the police by sending them a cryptic poem. After ...
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| Credited cast: | |||
| George Sanders | ... | Robert Fleming | |
| Lucille Ball | ... | Sandra Carpenter | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Inspector Harley Temple | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | Charles van Druten | |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Julian Wilde (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) | |
| Joseph Calleia | ... | Dr. Nicholas Moryani | |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Lyle Maxwell | |
| George Zucco | ... | Officer H. R. Barrett | |
| Robert Coote | ... | Detective | |
| Alan Napier | ... | Detective Gordon | |
| Tanis Chandler | ... | Lucy Barnard | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Annette Warren | ... | Blonde Nightclub Singer (singing voice) |
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A serial killer in London is murdering young women 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 lure the killer. Written by David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk>
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personals column | serial killer | pearl necklace | brandy | champagne |Taglines:
She's "K-B" (Killer-Bait) - and her technique is TERRIFIC! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 September 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Acechada See more »Filming Locations:
General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Sandra Carpenter: No, not yet!
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Music by Franz Schubert
Played by the orchestra at the concert hall
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The singing voice actually belonged to Annette Warren, who later dubbed in both "Fancy Pants" and "Sorrowful Jones" See more »Goofs
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 »Quotes
Inspector Harley Temple: Miss Carpenter there will be danger... great danger. Are you afraid?Sandra Carpenter: No, not yet!
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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 »Soundtracks
Symphony No. 8 in B minor (Unfinished)(uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert
Played by the orchestra at the concert hall
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For a serial killer film, this one must rank as the most reserved and dignified ever made. No blood nor gore, just urbane and sophisticated dialogue throughout, and especially from the killer, plus a bit of very enjoyable George Sanders-Lucille Ball romantic wit. Perhaps all victims die without bleeding/suffering/discomfort in meddy old England? "In England, we musn't dirty our hands while killing, musn't we?" But, that was typical of the bloodless killings of crime movies of that time.
George Sanders as a good guy was a total waste here. He is at his best as a witty, sarcastic and selfish cad, which he was somewhat at the start but then soon lost his lust and fell hard for Ms Ball, at which time he lost my interest as he became just another central casting rich guy in love. Unfortunate decision by the studio, as he would have been much better using more of his well known crackling wit.
As a result, Charles Coburn and Cedric Hardwicke were the best things in this film, after the radiant and gorgeous Lucille Ball. Coburn had most of the best dialogue, and came off as a brilliant mix of the philosophical and practical. The methodical way he discovered the killer was a bit long in coming, but interestingly effective overall.
The film needed editing and story tightening to eliminate a lot of the too-long and languid story development dragginess that held it back from being one of the better mystery flicks I've seen over the years. I still give it a 7 out of 10, mainly for quality of dialogue and acting.