Alan Mowbray, Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke

Reminding us that Lucille Ball was a movie star long before she became small screen's darling, this 1947 London-set mystery (directed by melodrama master Douglas Sirk) features Ball as an American dan...( read more  read more... )ce hall girl named Sandra who's searching for a missing friend. When Sandra learns that her friend may be the victim of a serial killer, she agrees to help Scotland Yard set a trap. The cast also includes George Sanders and Boris Karloff.

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Unrated, 103 min.

Directed by: Douglas Sirk

Release Date: September 5, 1947

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DVD Release Date: May 23, 2000

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  • November 26, 2009
    recommended by neffielee.
  • November 25, 2009
    Having been a huge fan of I Love Lucy, it was intrigue that led me to watch her play a sexy, sassy dancer; which she played quite well. In a not so orginal plot of a serial killer in Scotland Yard, this film was dark, sophisticated, and well-acted. Ball is lured into helping th...( read more)e police find the poet serial killer, who has supposedly been killing off attractive dancers. She meets many strange characters in her journey to find the real killer, such as Karloff, who has a way too short role as a crazy former dress designer. George Sanders was superb as the sophisticated playboy, who must have been the model for the rich, yuppie snobs in later films. Ball falls in love with Sanders, but is he the killer? Great who-done-it that leaves you guessing until the last 15 minutes or so.
  • July 16, 2009
    Solid mystery thriller, very well cast. Lucille Ball is terrific in a dramatic role. Good photography and lighting. Great pace and it's always interesting.
  • April 22, 2009
    Nice little Scotland Yard noir-type mystery from early in Sirk's Hollywood career. Good cast, nice images, and an absolutely smashing cameo by Boris Karloff.

    EDIT: I should add that watching this film at a time when news reports are widely covering the 'Craigslist killer' brin...( read more)gs out an entirely new dimension to the film, a rather complex one of hidden fantasies found deviant by society, a theme that Sirk would go on to probe in his most famous films. Fascinating stuff.
  • April 1, 2007
    odd to say the least, but lucy is full of sass and where else are you going to see her and boris karloff teamed.
  • February 18, 2007
    he lured me out. lmao ok

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