Réalisation:
Hugo HaasScénario:
Samuel W. TaylorPhotographie:
Eddie FitzgeraldMusique:
Václav DivinaActeurs·trices:
Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, John Agar, Emmett Lynn, Bruno VeSota, Cedric Hardwicke, George Keymas, Jan EnglundRésumés(1)
Bait starts out with a cunning pre-credits sequence, wherein a dapper, erudite gentlemen (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), after signing a series of autographs for his admiring fans, introduces himself as the Devil. Addressing the viewer, His Satanic Majesty introduces a cautionary tale of sex and greed--which turns out to be yet another steamy Hugo Haas-directed melodrama, this one titled Bait. Once more, Haas casts himself as a truculent middle-aged man who succumbs to the charms of trashy young blonde Cleo Moore. The plot concerns a lost gold mine, which Haas has been seeking out for nearly 20 years. All he needs is a bright young man to share expenses and responsibilities for a prospecting expedition. Enter John Agar, whose avarice is exceeded only by his lust for Haas' buxom wife Moore. It turns out that Haas has intended all along to use Moore as bait to lure in Agar, as the first step in an elaborate murder and robbery scheme. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Cleo Moore
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
La Maison dans l'ombre (1951)
Hit and Run (1957)
One Girl's Confession (1953)
Hugo Haas
Autriche-Hongrie
Meilleurs films :
La Grande Solution (1937)
Mravnost nade vše (1937)
Ať žije nebožtík (1935)
John Agar
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Along the Great Divide (1951)
Shield for Murder (1954)
Iwo Jima (1949)
Emmett Lynn
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Les Dix Commandements (1956)
La Nuit du chasseur (1955)
Le Grand Attentat (1951)
Bruno VeSota
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
L'Histoire de Ruth (1960)
La Malédiction d'Arkham (1963)
L'Équipée sauvage (1953)
Cedric Hardwicke
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Les Clés du royaume (1944)
La Corde (1948)
Richard III (1955)
George Keymas
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Représailles en Arizona (1965)
Seuls sont les indomptés (1962)
Jan Englund
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Lizzie (1957)
Hit and Run (1957)
Hold Back Tomorrow (1955)