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 .. Read more
| Starring | George Sanders, Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball |
|---|---|
| Director | Douglas Sirk |
| Genres | Thriller |
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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. 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.
| Starring | George Sanders, Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball |
|---|---|
| Director | Douglas Sirk |
| Studio | CORNERSTONE MEDIA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Sep 2007 Production year: 1947 |
| Format | DVD |
A remake of Siodmak's Pièges, transposed to London, with Lucille Ball as the taxi-dancer recruited by the police to... read more on Time Out
I think for its time it was a really good film. The story line seems a bit obvious now but I suppose thats because many later films were inspired by this one.
I think for its time it was a really good film. The story line seems a bit obvious now but I suppose thats because many later films were inspired by this one.