Lured

Lured

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NR 1947 · 102 min · ★ 6.3 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller

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.

Directed by Douglas Sirk · Written by Simon Gantillon

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George Sanders Robert Fleming
Lucille Ball Sandra Carpenter
Charles Coburn Harley Temple
Boris Karloff Charles van Druten
Cedric Hardwicke Julian Wilde
Joseph Calleia Nicholas Moryani
Alan Mowbray Lyle Maxwell
George Zucco H.R. Barrett
Robert Coote Detective Wilson
Alan Napier Detective Gordon
Tanis Chandler Lucy Barnard
Ann Codee Matilda

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