Film

The Bait

1916 · 50m · Drama · Crime

Margot is the pawn in a game set up by her father, "Old Bill" Prewitt, and her husband, Tom Sloan. They use her to fleece gamblers until a gun fight results in serious injuries for both Tom and Bill. Bill thinks Tom is dead and takes Margot across country. He finally collapses from exhaustion and they are found by a trapper.

Betty Harte

Margot

William Clifford

Bruce Powell

Fred Montague

Tom Sloan

Patricia Palmer

Greta

Oliver C. Allen

Ed Mitchell

Edward Alexander

'Old Bill' Prewitt

• William BowmanDirector

Release date

January 22, 1916

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

50m

Genres

Drama, Crime

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