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Bait

... The Door's Open ... Come On In!

19545.21h 19mNR

Overview

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

Directed by Hugo Haas
Written by Samuel W. Taylor, Mark Lowell
Produced by Hugo Haas
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Top Cast

Cleo Moore

Cleo Moore

Peggy

Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas

Marco

John Agar

John Agar

Ray Brighton

Emmett Lynn

Emmett Lynn

Foley

Bruno VeSota

Bruno VeSota

Webb

J

Jan Englund

Waitress

George Keymas

George Keymas

Chuck

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

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Themes & Keywords

gold mineb movieolder man younger woman relationship

About Bait

Bait is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1954 exploring themes of gold mine, b movie, older man younger woman relationship. Directed by Hugo Haas, it stars Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, John Agar. A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

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