| The Bait | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Tourneur |
| Written by | John Gilbert (scenario) |
| Based on | The Tiger Lady by Sidney Toler |
| Produced by | Hope Hampton |
| Starring | Hope Hampton |
| Cinematography | Alfred Ortlieb |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Bait is a 1921 American silent crime drama film produced by and starring Hope Hampton, directed by Maurice Tourneur, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. John Gilbert, then working for Tourneur, wrote the scenario (silent film version of a screenplay) based on the stage play The Tiger Lady by Sidney Toler. Filmed in 1920, the picture was released a day after New Year's 1921. The Bait is now considered to be a lost film.[1][2][3]
This 1921 release should not be confused with the 1916 film The Bait, which was directed by William J. Bowman and starred Betty Harte and William Clifford.[4]
- ^ The Bait at silentera.com
- ^ “The Bait (1921)”, catalog of the American Film Institute (AFI), Los Angeles, California. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:The Bait
- ^ “The Bait (1916)”, AFI. Retrieved October 7, 2018.