Lured

UPC: 738329016425

Studio: Kino

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Suitable for Children]

Summary: Lucille Ball is an American taxi-dancer living in London whose roommate has disappeared. The missing girl had left to answer a job offer in the "personal" column of the Times...just like several other women who've vanished without a trace. Scotland Yard detective George Zucco suggests that Ball answer the personals herself in hopes trapping the killer. She crosses the paths of several eccentrics, including deranged artist Boris Karloff, who for a brief time is the prime suspect. The actual culprit, a sex murderer, is the least likely and most helpful of Ball's contacts -- a fact that she learns almost too late. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Features: [None specified]

Lured

Format: DVD

Release Date: 05/23/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Runtime: 103 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
0. Chapters
1. Opening Titles [1:31]
2. Blue Eyes [4:53]
3. Sixpence A Dance [6:14]
4. Fleming'S Secretary [9:16]
5. Bird Lover [:58]
6. Famous Artist [13:00]
7. The Butler [5:10]
8. Music Lover [7:00]
9. The Silver Dove [5:57]
10. Moriani, Procurer [10:44]
11. Wheels Of Justice [6:19]
12. Shimmering Stars [10:25]
13. Mr. Wilde [6:38]
14. Baudelaire [7:36]
15. Date With Destiny [5:26]
16. Epilogue [1:21]

Craig Butler

Based upon the French film Pi?ges, Lured is a lightweight but very entertaining mystery-thriller. True, the plot is somewhat contrived and over convoluted, but the contrivances rarely make the viewer wince, and the plot turns and abundance of red herrings will appeal to fans of the genre. Director Douglas Sirk brings his customary attention to visual detail here, giving Lured a unique look that takes film noir basics and applies a glossy sheen to them. He has also assembled a uniformly strong cast. Lucille Ball is perfectly on target throughout, giving a very fine performance that anchors the film. Ball is allowed to demonstrate her dramatic skills to good effect, and the result is about as good as can be achieved within the confines of the genre. George Sanders brings his smooth ease to the role and convincingly gets to portray the love interest, with only a hint of the misanthropy with which he is usually associated. Horror mainstay Boris Karloff is especially notable, delineating quite believably a man going over the edge. Lured may not be great art, but it's a delightful way to spend a stormy night. ~ Craig Butler, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Dorothy Vaughan  Actor 
Robert Coote  Actor 
Alan Napier  Actor 
Sam Harris  Actor 
Jimmy Aubrey  Actor 
Leo Rosten  Screenwriter 
Michel Michelet  Composer (Music Score) 
Douglas Sirk  Director 
James Nasser  Producer 
George Sanders  Actor 
Lucille Ball  Actor 
Charles Coburn  Actor 
Alan Mowbray  Actor 
Cedric Hardwicke  Actor 
George Zucco  Actor 
Joseph Calleia  Actor 
Tanis Chandler  Actor 
Boris Karloff  Actor 

Country: USA