Login
Devil's Bait (1959)
Baker Keen helps police sergeant Jackson search for a loaf of bread baked in a poisoned container in a strictly routine suspense drama. A rat exterminator uses cyanide in a bakery. When one bakery pan and one loaf of bread become accidentally poisoned, a hunt for that loaf ensues. The story is engaging, if somewhat predictable. The telling of it mixes humor, gentility and genuine fear somewhat uneasily. I find that this kind of mixture detracts from the overall impact. I prefer a tighter and more monochrome focus. This mixture, however, seems to crop up in a good number of British pictures and be a generic aspect of them. The most memorable moments are those depicting a terrified blonde who realizes that the bread is poisoned and races to warn her companion, discovering poisoned geese along the way.
Updated Dec 18 2018
Cast
Gordon Jackson
Sergeant Malcolm
Rupert Davies
Landlord
Jane Hylton
Ellen Frisby
Eileen Moore
Barbara Farrell
Molly Urquhart
Mrs. Tanner
Dermot Kelly
Mr. Alfred Love
Shirley Lawrence
Shirley Gordon
Crew
Michael Reed
Director of Photography
William Alwyn
Music
Peter Graham Scott
Director
Peter Johnston
Writer
Diana Watson
Writer
If you liked this then you may like:
907
4454
5925
8737
10971
13385
16850
18174
20806
28006
28669
31965
33157
35007
37216
41312
42605
43461
44940
45714
50208
55560
57300
64868
65489
76269
77649
79399
80382
83995
98289
131074
150116
153660
164578
171192
205454
214669
248652
257017
259579
294361
294576
346189
346938
371385
402748
417327
424008