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The Bait

192150mMovie

Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.

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Cast

Hope HamptonJoan Granger
Harry WoodwardJohn Warren - The Fish
Jack McDonaldBennett Barton - The Fisherman
James GordonJohn Garson - The Game Warden
Rae EbberlyDolly - The Hooked
Joseph SingletonSimpson - The Bait-Catcher
Poupée AndriotMadeline - The Minnow
Dan CrimminsJimmy - The Bullfinch

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Director: Maurice Tourneur
Writers: John Gilbert, Sidney Toler
Release date: January 2, 1921
Runtime: 50m
Original language: English
Studios: Hope Hampton Productions

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American Murderer20226.4
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Heist 8820234.3
American Skin20194.5
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The Sound of Fury19507.2
Each Dawn I Die19396.1

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