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1947

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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 .. Read more

Starring	George Sanders, Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball
Director	Douglas Sirk
Genres	Thriller

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Lured

Starring	George Sanders, Boris Karloff, Lucille Ball
Director	Douglas Sirk
Studio	Blackhorse Entertainment
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 42 mins
Certificate
Genres	Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1947 To Rent: DVD: 04 Sep 2007

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- A remake of Siodmak's PiÃges, transposed to London, with Lucille Ball as the taxi-dancer recruited by the police to... read more on Time Out
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  Little dated but still good
  
  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.
  
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  A fairly formulaic film noir, but with the incomparable Messrs. Sanders and Karloff. Lucille Ball put in a strong performance. Worth the watching if you like ... read more »
  
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  Little dated but still good
  
  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.
  
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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 ...