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The Bait

1921 · 50 min

A quiet, old-fashioned melodrama of blackmail and romance, watched more for its mood than its momentum.

Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Crime, Drama
Overview
Crook Bennett Barton uses pretty Joan Granger as bait to blackmail millionaire John Warren.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Betrayal, love, crime, deception
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Maurice Tourneur
Genres
Crime, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    crime, drama
    Directed by
    Maurice Tourneur
    Starring
    Hope Hampton, Harry Woodward, Jack McDonald, James Gordon, Rae Ebberly, Joseph Singleton, Poupée Andriot, Dan Crimmins
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    No Language

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