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Yar, you be here: Lured > Customer Reviews Lured Customer Reviews (1 - 3 of 10 Reviews)"Scotland Yard's most delectable decoy!"
This "rediscovered" classic from 1947 has one of Lucille Ball's best dramatic roles of her career. She stars as Sandra Carpenter, a feisty American dancer struggling to earn a living in London. However, a Jack-the-Ripper-like serial killer is looking for and murdering beautiful young women, and Sandra's friend is the killer's latest victim. Wanting desperately to help the police find the brutal murderer, she is hired by Scotland Yard to become a decoy for the killer, who lures his victims through newspaper advertisements. Thus, Sandra is compelled to check on every single advertisement requesting young beautiful women, and goes from one weirdo to another in search of the serial killer. She is closely watched and followed by Officer H. R. Barrett (George Zucco) who is ordered to protect her from danger, and she periodically reports to Inspector Harley Temple (Charles Coburn) at Scotland Yard headquarters. In her search for the killer she meets a mentally unstable painter, Charles van Drute(Boris Karloff), as well as a charming playboy, Robert Fleming(George Sanders), who admits to being a cad. For a long time Robert tries in vain to earn Sandra's trust. Over time, however, Robert wins both Sandra's trust and love and they make plans to leave the country and marry. Eventually, the evidence is found that points to the killer, but nothing is at it seems in this well-crafted noirish mystery. Like a previous reviewer I am puzzled by the photo of Boris Karloff on the dvd cover, as he is in the film for just a few minutes. George Sanders and Lucille Ball are simply fantastic together, and even when I figured out who the killer was (relatively early in the film) I still enjoyed wayching it very much. The KINO dvd seems way overpriced to me, however. There are no bonus features at all (unless you count scene selection). The picture quality is great, but the sound (at least on my dvd player) was horrible. I had to turn the tv volume up very high and I still couldn't hear all the dialogue. So although the film is a great classic, you should skip the dvd (maybe the vhs version has better sound) until a better quality version is available. Lucille Ball as a beautiful detec?ive
"Lured" is a forgotten thriller of a movie, starring Lucille Ball as an American in London who helps Scotland Yard capture a serial killer. The subtle plotting is fast-paced and satisfying. Ball sparkles with wit and sophistication and makes the movie special. You will be kept in suspense until the very end. If you know Ball only through her most famous manifestation as zany Lucy Ricardo, this movie will reveal her ability to fulfill a dramatic/romantic role. Although the real-life chemistry that sizzled between Ball and Desi Arnaz on the tv show is missing here, the supporting cast is splendid, and the city of London as it was in the 40s provides an interesting backdrop. Highly recommended.
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