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Lured

1947 · 102 min

A stylish, shadowy noir that keeps you guessing with its cat-and-mouse game and unexpected romance.

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Overview: 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.

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
crime
love
identity
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, crime, thriller
Directed by: Douglas Sirk
Written by: Leo Rosten
Starring: George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Joseph Calleia, Alan Mowbray, George Zucco
Music: Michel Michelet
Cinematography: William H. Daniels
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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