British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.British police are after a serial killer who lures his female victims through newspaper personal ads and sends cryptic poem clues to the cops.
Cedric Hardwicke
- Julian Wilde
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
Annette Warren
- Blonde Nightclub Singer
- (singing voice)
John Alban
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Nelson
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
Wilson Benge
- Police Criminologist
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Concertgoer
- (uncredited)
Colin Campbell
- Wilberforce
- (uncredited)
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As an user has pointed out,"lured" is the remake of Robert Siodmak's movie "Pièges" (1939) starring Marie Dea (Lucille Ball's part),Maurice Chevalier (Sanders' part) ,Erich Von Stroheim (Karloff's) and Pierre Renoir (Cedric Hardwicke's) Both versions are good.If ,like me,you've seen Siodmak's version first ,you'll probably find Sirk's work less interesting and vice versa . The differences between the treatments are minimal.
-George Sanders is a better choice than Maurice Chevalier ,cause we do believe he might be a serial killer,which is difficult with the French chanteur.
-On the other hand the scene featuring Boris Karloff is weaker than its French equivalent where Stroheim was more disturbing.
-In both movies,the weakest link is the part of the story where the heroine is a servant in a shady house.
-George Sanders is a better choice than Maurice Chevalier ,cause we do believe he might be a serial killer,which is difficult with the French chanteur.
-On the other hand the scene featuring Boris Karloff is weaker than its French equivalent where Stroheim was more disturbing.
-In both movies,the weakest link is the part of the story where the heroine is a servant in a shady house.
- dbdumonteil
- Oct 26, 2006
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe title was changed to "Personal Column" midway through the original U.S. theatrical release because staff at the Production Code Administration thought the word "lured" sounded too much like "lurid". Director Douglas Sirk felt the title change confused potential audiences and led to the film's box-office failure.
- GoofsSandra's British Scotland Yard ID describes her eye and hair colors. They are referenced as "color", which is the American spelling, instead of the British spelling, "colour".
- Quotes
Sandra Carpenter: What is it tonight? A sweepstakes for zombies? I hope you two will be very happy.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: a flashlight pans along the side of a building, and the credits are written on the side of the wall.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Vampira: Lured 1947 (1956)
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Personal Column
- Filming locations
- Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK(opening establishing shots - archive footage)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $700,000
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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