Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on May 14, 2024

George Sanders and Lucille Ball are “Lured” into danger and intrigue Lured (1947) is an American film noir directed by Douglas Sirk and starring George Sanders, Lucille Ball, Charles Coburn, and Boris Karloff. Lured is a remake of a French film directed by Robert Siodmak (The Killer   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on April 9, 2019

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could’ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He’s the high society snob, she’s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn’t their detective story; it’s Charles Coburn’s detective story, they’re just th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on April 9, 2019

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could’ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He’s the high society snob, she’s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn’t their detective story; it’s Charles Coburn’s detective story, they’re just th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on April 9, 2019

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could’ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He’s the high society snob, she’s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn’t their detective story; it’s Charles Coburn’s detective story, they’re just th   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on April 9, 2019

If Lured had gone just a little bit differently, it could’ve kicked off a franchise for Lucille Ball and George Sanders. He’s the high society snob, she’s the New York girl in London, they solve mysteries. But Lured isn’t their detective story; it’s Charles Coburn’s detective story, they’re just th   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on September 21, 2018

Herein is a slightly off-kilter serial killer mystery-thriller and an early American film in the career of German emigre Douglas Sirk. Of course, the action is actually set in England. It’s a film that builds a paranoid framework like The Lodger (1944), I Wake Up Screaming (1941) or other lik   read more

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on August 12, 2017

Lured by Radium actually does refer to the content of the chapter. It’s almost getting to be a habit for Batman. Unfortunately, all the serial’s other bad habits are in play here. The recap and resolution of the previous chapter takes a fifth of the runtime. Once again, boring resolutio   read more

Classic Reel Girl Posted by BG Voita on November 28, 2015

It was killing me to dance around spoilers in my last post, but the film is a whodunit and respect is due to those who like figuring out the murderer on their own. If you have viewed the movie, don't give a snit about spoilers, or just like wild film...   read more

Classic Reel Girl Posted by BG Voita on November 22, 2015

Normally associated with light, fluffy comedies (Annabel series, MGM musicals, and—of course—I Love Lucy), Lucille Ball seems an unlikely candidate to traverse the dark streets of the underworld. This is exactly where she found herself, though, when her agent arranged a loan out to Twent   read more

Classic Horror Campaign Posted by Richard on August 13, 2012

An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations in this terrifying 1930′s adaptation of H.G.Wells’ classic science-fiction novel The Island of Doctor Moreau. Island o   read more

True Classics Posted by Brandie on February 20, 2011

This post is our contribution to the ongoing For the Love of Film (Noir) blogathon. As we mentioned last week, the blogathon is being held in support of the Film Noir Foundation, and all of the funds collected will be dedicated to the restoration of 1950′s The Sound of Fury,...   read more