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Lured (1947)

NR · 1947-08-28 · 1h 42m · EN
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Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

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Douglas SirkDirector

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Lucille BallLucille BallSandra CarpenterGeorge SandersGeorge SandersRobert FlemingCharles CoburnCharles CoburnInspector Harley TempleBoris KarloffBoris KarloffCharles van DrutenCedric HardwickeCedric HardwickeJulian WildeAlan MowbrayAlan MowbrayLyle MaxwellGeorge ZuccoGeorge ZuccoOfficer H.R. BarrettJoseph CalleiaJoseph CalleiaNicholas MoryaniAlan NapierAlan NapierDetective GordonTanis ChandlerTanis ChandlerLucy BarnardRobert CooteRobert CooteDetective WilsonJimmy AubreyJimmy AubreyNelson

Keywords

Serial killerLondon, englandUndercoverFashion designerScotland yardPoetryTaxi dancerPersonals columnWhite slave trade

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Genre affinityThriller · Drama · CrimeTheme affinitySerial Killer · London England · UndercoverNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference323543Actor preference122224 · 251773 · 197894

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What is Lured about?

Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

How long is Lured?

Lured has a runtime of 102 minutes.