The Devil's Bait (1917)
- Directed by
- Harry Harvey
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 40 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A dramatic silent film about a woman whose life takes a difficult turn. The story follows her as she faces challenges and makes choices that affect her future.
old-fashionedstagedrestrainedspareearnestsilent-eraslow-pacedmelodramatic
What happens
The Devil's Bait is an extant 1917 dramatic silent feature film starring Ruth Roland, an actress usually associated with serials. It was directed by Harry Harvey and produced by the Balboa Amusement Producing Company. General Film Company handled the distribution. Future director Henry King, still an actor at this time, appears as a supporting player in the film. This movie exists in the Library of Congress collection. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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