Lured

Name: Lured
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1947-08-28
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke

1947·Movie·NR·102 min·★ 6.3(95)

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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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Brazil	Artiflix	—
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About Lured

Lured is a 1947 English-language mystery, crime and thriller film directed by Douglas Sirk. The cast is led by George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, IndieFlix.

Lured was produced by Hunt Stromberg Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on August 28, 1947, and carries a NR certification.

Director: Douglas Sirk
Writers: Jacques Companéez, Simon Gantillon, Ernest Neuville
Release date: August 28, 1947
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Hunt Stromberg Productions

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Lured cast & crew

Lured was directed by Douglas Sirk and written by Jacques Companéez, Simon Gantillon, and Ernest Neuville.

The cast features George Sanders as Robert Fleming, Lucille Ball as Sandra Carpenter, Charles Coburn as Harley Temple, Boris Karloff as Charles van Druten, Cedric Hardwicke as Julian Wilde, and Joseph Calleia as Nicholas Moryani.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Michel Michelet, cinematography is by William H. Daniels, and it was produced by James Nasser and Hunt Stromberg.

Is Lured worth watching?

Lured holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 95 ratings, a solidly received mystery films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy mystery, crime, and thriller, Lured is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Lured

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