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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Douglas Sirk |
| Stars: |
George Sanders |
| Actors: |
Charles Coburn |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
738329015237 |
| Release Date: |
1947 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 43min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 43min Release Company: Kino on Video (May 23, 2000) UPC: 738329016425 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 43min Release Company: Kino on Video (December 08, 1998) UPC: 738329015237 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Leo Rosten |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/02/2000, p.10E, Mike Clark): "...[The movie has] built-in appeal....[Sanders is] smooth, urbane and with a martini soldered to his hand." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Before being forever associated with melodrama, acclaimed director Douglas Sirk dabbled in other genres. LURED, a good example of this, is a witty and stylish thriller about a serial killer terrorizing the streets of London. Lucille Ball stars as Sandra, a sassy and beautiful taxi dancer, who decides to assist the police after her best friend becomes the latest victim of the Poet Killer, a mysterious murderer who lures women through classified ads. Sandra launches on an endless quest, answering every suspicious ad in the paper in search of the elusive killer, whose only clues are enigmatic poems based on the poetry of Beaudelaire. En route to the real killer, Sandra encounters a ridiculous cast of ominous characters, from an insane dressmaker (played by an arch and hilarious Boris Karloff) and a shady character who traffics in white slavery. The killer still eludes Sandra and the Scotland Yard, and her growing affection for the stylish nightclub owner Robert Flemming proves to bring more complications th... |
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