| The Bait | |
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| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Based on | The Bait by Dorothy Uhnak |
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| Directed by | Leonard Horn |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Peter Nelson |
| Cinematography | Gert Andersen |
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| Running time | 78 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 13, 1973 |
The Bait is a 1973 American crime thriller television film about LAPD Detective Tracy Fleming, who is out to catch a serial killer and rapist preying on women in Los Angeles. Filmed in 1971 and released in 1973, it stars Donna Mills.[1] The film was based on former police officer Dorothy Uhnak's first novel, also titled The Bait, which won the MWA's Edgar for Best First Novel. She was reportedly embarrassed over the liberties taken with her work by this film. The film itself was the pilot for an unlaunched weekly TV series.[2]
The Ledger, a later book by Ms. Uhnak featuring the same character, NYPD Detective Christie Opara, was adapted into the TV-film Get Christie Love! It also took liberties with the source material, but was, nonetheless, successfully turned into a TV series the following season.
See also
- List of American films of 1973
References
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2019). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019, 2d ed. McFarland p. 136. ISBN 978-1-4766-7874-0.
- ^ Carlson, Michael (July 26, 2006). "Dorothy Uhnak". The Guardian. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
External links
- The Bait at IMDb
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