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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1954-02-24
Languageen
Runtime1h 19m
Production

Hugo Haas Productions, Columbia Pictures

5.4(23)
•1954•1h 19m

Bait

"... The Door's Open ... Come On In!"

ThrillerDramaCrime

Overview

A man looking for his fortune in a mine decides to tempt his partner with his much younger wife. The goal? To catch them "in the act" and kill him without consequence.

Director
Hugo Haas
Writing & Screenplay
Samuel W. Taylor
Cinematography
Eddie Fitzgerald

Principal Cast

8 credited
Cleo Moore
Cleo MoorePeggy
Hugo Haas
Hugo HaasMarco
John Agar
John AgarRay Brighton
Emmett Lynn
Emmett LynnFoley
Bruno VeSota
Bruno VeSotaWebb
JE
Jan EnglundWaitress
George Keymas
George KeymasChuck
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric HardwickePrologue Speaker

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