Lured

1947 · directed by Douglas Sirk

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

Lured (1947), directed by Douglas Sirk, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• George Sanders
• Lucille Ball
• Charles Coburn
• Boris Karloff
• Cedric Hardwicke
• Joseph Calleia
• Alan Mowbray
• George Zucco
• Robert Coote
• Alan Napier

Crew

• William H. Daniels — Director of Photography
• John M. Foley — Editor
• Michel Michelet — Original Music Composer
• Leo Rosten — Screenplay

More from Douglas Sirk

1. Imitation of Life (1959) — 88/100 · hit
2. The Tarnished Angels (1957) — 82/100 · hit
3. All I Desire (1953) — 82/100 · hit
4. All That Heaven Allows (1955) — 81/100 · hit
5. Written on the Wind (1956) — 78/100
6. There's Always Tomorrow (1956) — 75/100

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