Lured Page #8

Synopsis: A serial killer in London is murdering young women he meets through the personal columns of newspapers. He announces each of his murders to the police by sending them a cryptic poem. After a dancer disappears, the police enlist an American friend of hers, Sandra Carpenter, to answer advertisements in the personal columns, and lure the killer.
Director(s): Douglas Sirk
Production: United Artists
 
IMDB:
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Year:
1947
102 min
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There's a quotation I'd like to read

I don't think I have a copy here

Seguro que lo tiene

You're right as usual, inspector

Thank you, let's see

Let's see, here we are!

Listen to this. 'A shriving of death

and beauty dyes the sky in red blood

The sun gives up his breath Don't be

be afraid to die, for beauty is

...still more beautiful in death

The poems we received were written

in the same style, in fact our

criminal must had copied Bodelaire

Very odd

Did Mr. Fleming have access to

your books?

The door in our offices were

never locked

Bur Mr. Fleming hasn't the faintest

idea who Bodelaire is, he never reads

it gives him nothing he couldn't get

from a woman's smile

Do you follow my reasoning?

Yes, I believe I do

So we both know who the real

murder it is

You seem to be playing cat and

mouse game, inspector

Aren't you enjoining too?

Yes, I am so let's go on

I assume that you are hinting

that I might be the murder

Very well then, we'll assume that

I killed those 8 girls

The police had no clue, I was quite

safe, why did I send the last poem?

That Mr. Willes is the one poem

I couldn't understand

That's the critical point inspector,

the crack of your case

I couldn't understand until recently

why you incriminated Fleming...

...it's really simple, you're

in love with Sandra Carpenter

Yes I am

I confess inspector

But you'd have a superb case

theoretically of course

Incidentally it would be ridiculous

to try to prove it in a Court of Law

You'll make a great mistake if you

under estimate the Courts

I confess you make me feel possibly

guilty.

I'd confess all this

if it wasn't for the fact I learned...

before you came into this room

What fact is that?

Don't you know?

Didn't you come from your office?

No. Where are you trying to go?

Not even half an hour ago

Robert Fleming confessed

Get me Scotland Yard

Extension 4

Temple here, what about Fleming?

When?

Thank you

Mr. Willes I owe you the most

objective and profound apology

Good day

Give me Mr. Corney, It's Willes

Corney? Lt's Willes.

Can you get me a space to Lisbon?

No, no, tonight, I can't wait

until tomorrow

Flight 16 midnight. Thanks Corney

- Yes, Mr. Willer?

- Are you quite sure you order my cab?

Yes indeed, that must be it now

I couldn't bear to be alone, Julian

I can stay here, can't I Julian?

For just a little while

Of course

I have a cab waiting

You need to rest go upstairs and lie

down, you need to rest Sandra

No. I want to talk to you

I have to talk to someone

Robert won't let me go in and

inspector Temple won't listen to me

I thought there was hope, Robert had

no right to throw his life away!

He couldn't compromise on a life

in prison Sandra

Life with no beauty

That's why he chose death

Why should he die for a crime

he didn't commit

He confessed Sandra

He couldn't have done it. He's so

gentle with me. He's good Julian

A woman knows, she can tell by the

touch a man's hand

...by a kiss

Don't think anymore Sandra

Lay down and rest

I'll dismiss the cab

Thank you Julian

But Julian, I thought you were

going to send the cab away

Oh no Sandra, not yet!

Not yet!

We should be needing it later

Why Julian?

Why should we need it

To make our way together

I didn't want to go alone

Well then let's go now

No. I wanted to talk to you alone

like this for a long time

Sit down

We'll be happy together for a

while here

And then we'll go away

I want you to see the river

in moonlight

You and me, there're so many things

I wanted to say to you but Robert

wouldn't let me say them, he hates me

Did you know that? He always hated

me for my thoughts because I'm

cleverer than he is, he couldn't

manage without me. That's why he

hated me. He always laughed at me

He thought he was going to have

you too, Sandra

Right Sandra?

But nobody can take my sweethearts

away from me

My beautiful Sandra

He can't have you now!

Barret help! Barret!

Barret, Barret!

Inspector, the door was locked

It's all right, the window

was just as good

Inspector. Congratulations

Your timing was perfect

I was on guard with everyone

but myself

- Open up!

Mr. Julian!

It's all right

Where is Mr. Willes going?

To prison madam

It seems we arrested the wrong man

But Mr. Fleming confessed

That was our idea. One confession

leads to another, at least that's what

...we tried, eh, Sandra?

Poor girl

Are you saying that Mr. Fleming is

coming home?

Yes, that is if Miss Carpenter

can persuade him to

Do you think I can?

Of course you can My dear

Yes Mr. Fleming?

A bottle of Mumm's, 37

And two glasses

Welcome home darling

welcome back

It was a rough trip

for both of us

It was a nightmare but let's not

talk about it ever again

Your wine sir

Darling from now on...

...it will be all for love

Celebration!

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Leo Rosten

Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908 – February 19, 1997) was an American humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism, and Yiddish lexicography. He was also a political scientist interested especially in the relationship of politics and the media. more…

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