Bait (1950 film)

Bait is a 1950 British crime film directed, produced and co-written by Frank Richardson from his own stage play. An Adelphi feature film, Bait stars Diana Napier, John Bentley, Willoughby Goddard and John Oxford.[1] A gang steal some diamonds, sell them on the black market to a buyer and then plan to steal them back again.[2]

Bait
Directed byFrank Richardson
Produced byFrank Richardson
Screenplay byMary Benedetta
Francis Miller
Frank Richardson
Based onStage Play by Frank Richardson
StarringDiana Napier
John Bentley
Willoughby Goddard
Music byPaxtons
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Vic Thomas
Edited byJohn House
Peter Curran
Production
company
Release date
Jan.1950 (U.K)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Plot

This British mystery concerns a gang of four jewel thieves, led by Diana Napier, who steal two highly valuable diamonds out of a set of earrings. Napier sells them to a dishonest businessman (Willoughby Goddard) at his country estate, but the gang plans to return later and steal them back. However, Goddard's long-lost half-brother (John Bentley) suddenly returns to the estate accompanied by his new fiancée (Patricia Owens). Bentley wants to claim his half of the inheritance, but soon discovers that his half-brother has squandered the family fortune and is now engaged in buying and selling stolen gems. He confronts Goddard, who panics, and hits Bentley over the head with a poker. As he is about to strike a death blow, a shot rings out and Goddard falls dead. The police arrest Bentley for the murder but soon have to release him for lack of evidence. Meanwhile, Patricia Owens tries to find the real killer by playing up to one of the members of the gang, who happens to be an old boyfriend of hers.[3]

Cast

Reception

Hal Erickson writing for AllMovie, noted that: "ladylike Diana Napier is unexpectedly coarse as the female gang boss in Bait." He concluded: "A knuckle tough British programmer, Bait is well acted by all concerned."[2]

References
  1. "Bait". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.
  2. "Bait (1950) - Frank Richardson - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "Bait". Retrieved 24 March 2019 – via www.imdb.com.
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