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Bait

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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John Agar and Cleo Moore in Bait (1954)
Film NoirCrimeDrama

A beautiful blonde is caught up in the deadly rivalry for her love between a middle-aged gold miner and his young partner.A beautiful blonde is caught up in the deadly rivalry for her love between a middle-aged gold miner and his young partner.A beautiful blonde is caught up in the deadly rivalry for her love between a middle-aged gold miner and his young partner.

  • Director
    • Hugo Haas
  • Writers
    • Samuel W. Taylor
    • Hugo Haas
  • Stars
    • Cleo Moore
    • Hugo Haas
    • John Agar
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    607
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hugo Haas
    • Writers
      • Samuel W. Taylor
      • Hugo Haas
    • Stars
      • Cleo Moore
      • Hugo Haas
      • John Agar
    • 16User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast8

    Cleo Moore
    Cleo Moore
    • Peggy
    Hugo Haas
    Hugo Haas
    • Marko
    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Ray Brighton
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Prologue (The Devil)
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    Emmett Lynn
    Emmett Lynn
    • Foley
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Webb
    Jan Englund
    • Annie
    George Keymas
    George Keymas
    • Chuck
    • Director
      • Hugo Haas
    • Writers
      • Samuel W. Taylor
      • Hugo Haas
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    • Trivia
      The bag of salt is Morton's.
    • Goofs
      When the lost mine shaft is rediscovered, one of the characters shines a flashlight into the shaft. The movements of the flashlight and the light on the wall do not match.
    • Quotes
      • Ray Brighton: [to Marko] Quite clever, I must say. You married Peggy, a--a bad girl in your mind. You brought her out here so we could fall in love. You used all kinds of tricks to arouse our affections, to excite us! Why, you even played jealous, forced us to dance, to kiss, to get ideas into our heads... You stopped at nothing! You even killed my little dog so he wouldn't give you away while you were spying on us outside!

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 24, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fever
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hugo Haas Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 19m(79 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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