Bait

Feb 24, 1954

1h 19m

★ 5.2

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

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.

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

Hugo Haas Productions

Bait Trailers

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Cast

Peggy

Cleo Moore

Marco

Hugo Haas

Ray Brighton

John Agar

Foley

Emmett Lynn

Webb

Bruno VeSota

Waitress

Jan Englund

Chuck

George Keymas

Prologue Speaker

Cedric Hardwicke

When Daniel and Isabelle invite Patrick and his new flame, Emma, to dinner, it’s with some misgivings. After all, Patrick has just dumped his ex-wife — their best friend — to run off with a much younger woman. But when the ravishing Emma appears, all of Daniel’s qualms fly out of the window. He’s instantly smitten with the seductive woman...

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