The Bait

The Bait — Plot

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.

• Release date
• January 22, 1916
• Runtime
• 50 min
• Genres
• Drama, Crime
• Director
• William Bowman

The Bait — Cast

Betty Harte Margot William Clifford Bruce Powell Fred Montague Tom Sloan Patricia Palmer Greta

O

Oliver C. Allen Ed Mitchell

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Edward Alexander 'Old Bill' Prewitt