Lured (1947)

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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.

• Released: 1947-08-28
• Genres: Mystery, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 42m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 95 votes

Directed by Douglas Sirk.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Lured

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, IndieFlix, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• India: stream on Artiflix
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, FlixFling, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV

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