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Bait

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

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.

Release Date : 1954-02-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Hugo Haas Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Cleo Moore

Character Name : Peggy

Original Name : Cleo Moore

Gender : Female

Hugo Haas

Character Name : Marco

Original Name : Hugo Haas

Gender : Male

John Agar

Character Name : Ray Brighton

Original Name : John Agar

Gender : Male

Emmett Lynn

Character Name : Foley

Original Name : Emmett Lynn

Gender : Male

Bruno VeSota

Character Name : Webb

Original Name : Bruno VeSota

Gender : Male

Jan Englund

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Jan Englund

Gender : Male

George Keymas

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : George Keymas

Gender : Male

Cedric Hardwicke

Character Name : Prologue Speaker

Original Name : Cedric Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-22

"Marko" (Hugo Haas) and his best mate "Ray" (John Agar) head off into the wilderness searching for a lost gold mine. Duly found and riches secured, the former man starts to resent sharing with his younger partner so hits on quite an ingenious plan to be rid of him. When he returns from a supply run to the local town, he brings with him a new wife. "Peggy" (Cleo Moore) is a feisty, no-nonsense woman who is also quite appreciative of her husband taking her from the drudgery of the town. Now the ingeniousness of the plan kicks in. "Marko" hopes that his glamorous young wife and his business partner will fall for each other and that will allow them to catch them flagrante delicto - and all will be his! It's got to be said that being holed up in a remote cabin as the snow sets in tests the mettle of everyone, but will his plan succeed or will they realise they are being manipulated? The problem here is that there's just no chemistry. Anywhere. Moore can't quite decide if she wants to be Doris Day or Barbara Stanwyck and Agar is just straight out of central casting's book of handsome B-stars that deliver just enough but never more. There's something quite sad about the conclusion, and indeed that rather makes the whole thing worth a watch, but I think once will do.