The Devil's Bait

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The Devil's Bait
Directed by Harry Harvey
Written byWill M. Ritchey
Produced byBalboa Amusement Producing Company
E.D. Horkheimer
H.M. Horkheimer
Harry A. Pollard
Starring Ruth Roland
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
  • March 1917 (1917-03)
Running time
4 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film..(English intertitles)

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. [1]

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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. [2] [3]

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References

  1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Devil's Bait
  2. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Devil's Bait
  3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, page 43 c.1978 by The American Film Institute