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]
The Devil's Bait | |
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Directed by | Harry Harvey |
Written by | Will M. Ritchey |
Produced by | Balboa Amusement Producing Company E.D. Horkheimer H.M. Horkheimer Harry A. Pollard |
Starring | Ruth Roland |
Distributed by | General Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 4 reels |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent film..(English intertitles) |
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]
Cast
edit- Ruth Roland - Doris Sheldon
- William Conklin - Dr. Royal Sheldon
- Ed Brady - Jason Davies(* billed Edwin J. Brady)
- Henry King - Eric Reese
- Lucy Blake - Madame De Long
- Myrtle Reeves - Anita
- Gordon Sackville -
- Lucille Serwill -
- Zada Marlo -
- Charles Dudley -
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Devil's Bait
- ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Devil's Bait
- ^ 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
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