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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She plays a lone hand against a lone wolf - who lured beautiful girls...to death! 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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Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Sandra Carpenter: No, not yet!
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Michel Michelet wrote the music for this film and also for "Personal Column (1939)" (aka Personal Column), the 1939 French film of which it is a remake. See more »Goofs
Despite the London setting and addresses the personal ads are all written in French. 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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Instead of 'The End' the film finishes with 'Fin'. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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As an user has pointed out,"lured" is the remake of Robert Siodmak's movie "Pièges" (1939) starring Marie Dea (Lucille Ball's part),Maurice Chevalier (Sanders' part) ,Erich Von Stroheim (Karloff's) and Pierre Renoir (Cedric Hardwicke's) Both versions are good.If ,like me,you've seen Siodmak's version first ,you'll probably find Sirk's work less interesting and vice versa . The differences between the treatments are minimal.
-George Sanders is a better choice than Maurice Chevalier ,cause we do believe he might be a serial killer,which is difficult with the French chanteur.
-On the other hand the scene featuring Boris Karloff is weaker than its French equivalent where Stroheim was more disturbing.
-In both movies,the weakest link is the part of the story where the heroine is a servant in a shady house.