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Bait

  • 1954
  • Approved
  • 1h 19m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
521
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John Agar and Cleo Moore in Bait (1954)
Film NoirCrimeDrama

A beautiful blonde leads a man down the road to ruin.A beautiful blonde leads a man down the road to ruin.A beautiful blonde leads a man down the road to ruin.

  • 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
    521
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hugo Haas
    • Writers
      • Samuel W. Taylor
      • Hugo Haas
    • Stars
      • Cleo Moore
      • Hugo Haas
      • John Agar
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Cleo Moore
    Cleo Moore
    • Peggy
    Hugo Haas
    Hugo Haas
    • Marko
    John Agar
    John Agar
    • Ray Brighton
    Emmett Lynn
    Emmett Lynn
    • Foley
    Bruno VeSota
    Bruno VeSota
    • Webb
    Jan Englund
    • Waitress
    George Keymas
    George Keymas
    • Chuck
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Prologue Speaker
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    • 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!

    User reviews15

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    5/10

    Horrible ending

    Not a terrible movie until the very end of the movie. A love triangle that really never was and an ending that left me thinking what the what. I like John Agar, but this movie just doesn't add up to be a classic.
    • thevances
    • Nov 29, 2020
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    • 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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    • Runtime
      1 hour 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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