Lured (1947) ( Personal Column )

Lured (1947) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Personal Column
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1947 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Douglas Sirk

Written By:
Jacques Companéez
Simon Gantillon

Actors:
George Sanders ..... Robert Fleming
Lucille Ball ..... Sandra Carpenter
Charles Coburn ..... Inspector Harley Temple
Boris Karloff ..... Charles van Druten
Cedric Hardwicke ..... Julian Wil
Joseph Calleia ..... Dr. Nicholas Moryani
Alan Mowbray ..... Lyle Maxwell
George Zucco ..... Officer H. R. Barrett
Robert Coote ..... Officer Barret
Alan Napier ..... Detective Gordon
Tanis Chandler ..... Lucy Barnard

Synopsis:

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.

Sandra Carpenter (Lucille Ball) is an American who came to London to perform in a show, but now is working as a taxi dancer. She is upset to find out that friend and fellow dancer Lucy Barnard (Tanis Chandler) is missing and believed to be the latest victim of the notorious 'Poet Killer,' who lures victims with ads in the newspaper's personal columns and sends poems to taunt the police. Scotland Yard Inspector Harley Temple (Charles Coburn) asks if Sandra would be willing to work undercover to help find her missing friend and the killer. He sees first-hand how observant she is and gives her a temporary police identification card and a gun. Sandra is asked to answer personal ads, watched over by an officer bodyguard, H.R. Barrett (George Zucco). By coincidence, she meets the dashing man-about-town stage revue producer Robert Fleming (George Sanders). In the meantime, Sandra answers an ad placed by Charles van Druten (Boris Karloff), a former fashion designer who is now mentally imbalanced. Barrett has to come to her rescue. She also needs to be saved, this time by Fleming, from a mysterious figure named Mr. Moryani (Joseph Calleia). He apparently lures young women to South America by offering them a promising opportunity while, in reality, wanting to recruit them for mundane criminal purposes. Fleming shares a stately home with Julian Wilde (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), his business partner and friend. Fleming ultimately does win Sandra's heart, and they become engaged. Inspector Temple thanks her for her efforts and even agrees to come to their engagement party. During the party, however, Sandra accidentally discovers incriminating evidence in Fleming's desk, including a distinctive bracelet worn by her friend Lucy. Fleming is placed under arrest. Circumstantial evidence mounts up, although he adamantly denies any involvement in the crime. Sandra believes him, but the Yard does not. Lucy's body is found in the river. Wilde assures his incarcerated friend that he will hire the best attorney and do everything possible to clear him. It occurs to Inspector Temple that it is Wilde who fancies poetry, a suspicion he discusses openly with the man. However, Temple has no evidence. As he is preparing to flee the country, Wilde is visited by Sandra at home. He is secretly obsessed with her, just as he was with the other women he abducted...

A woman helps the police catch the serial killer who murdered her best friend.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 16 August, 2020.