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Lured

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Lured

Released Sep 5, 1947

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

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Sandra Carpenter (Lucille Ball) 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 (Charles Coburn), 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. But complications arise when Sandra becomes engaged to a nightclub owner.

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James Agee

TIME Magazine

The picture is too busy with laughs to worry much about chills, but no one ought to complain about that.

Feb 27, 2018

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Sean Axmaker

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This stylish Victorian melodrama/murder mystery is less a thriller than a witty cat-and-mouse game played with both the audience and the target.

Mar 8, 2024

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

The juxtaposition between [humor] and the grimmer elements such as forensic examinations ... feels super, super weird, but the film remains compelling for plenty of other reasons that can smooth out the jarring switches.

Feb 28, 2017

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

[UPDATED 2025 REVIEW] The plot is wonderfully knotty, and Lucille Ball is appropriately spunky.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 17, 2016

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

A lustrous essay on the alluring trapdoors of the romantic image

Feb 14, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A decent thriller about a hunt for a serial killer.

Rated: B-

Mar 5, 2007

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Kalissa H

Quite a good mystery and story. Loved seeing Lucille Ball in a non-comedic role. Had some unsettling and creepy moments too.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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harwee h

Typical 40s thriller.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/23/24

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Alec B

Ball is so delightfully dry and witty here (the screenplay is good but she's so natural it almost doesn't matter) and the police procedural plot is compelling.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/04/24

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Audience Member

Lucy Balls best role

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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j f

Number 504 for 2023 enough characters?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/02/24

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Matthew R

Great film noir! Lucille Ball can act!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/04/22

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Synopsis

Sandra Carpenter (Lucille Ball) 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 (Charles Coburn), 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. But complications arise when Sandra becomes engaged to a nightclub owner.

Director: Douglas Sirk
Producer: James Nasser
Screenwriter: Leo Rosten
Distributor: United Artists
Production Co: Hunt Stromberg Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 1947, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 42m

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