LURED (DVD) DVD

Lured
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, All Movie Guide

Cast George Sanders as Robert Fleming Lucille Ball as Sandra Carpenter Charles Coburn as Inspector Temple Alan Mowbray as Maxwell Cedric Hardwicke as Julian Wilde George Zucco as Officer Barrett Joseph Calleia as Dr. Moryani Tanis Chandler as Lucy Barnard Boris Karloff as Artist

Crew Nicolai Remisoff - Art Director Douglas Sirk - Director John M. Foley - Editor James Newcom - Editor Michel Michelet - Composer (Music Score) David Chudnow - Musical Direction/Supervision Don L. Cash - Makeup William H. Daniels - Cinematographer James Nasser - Producer Simon Gantillon - Screen Story Ernest Neuville - Screen Story Jacques Companeez - Screen Story Leo Rosten - Screenwriter

Lured
Based upon the French film Pièges, Lured is a lightweight but very entertaining mystery- hriller. 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, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: none specified DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 103 min   DVD 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]