The Bait (1973)

An undercover policewomen risks her life to trap a homicidal rapist.

Director:

Leonard Horn

Writers:

Gordon Cotler, Don Mankiewicz,

Stars:

Donna Mills, Michael Constantine, William Devane

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Donna Mills	...	Tracy Fleming
Michael Constantine	...	Captain Gus Maryk
William Devane	...	Earl Stokey
Arlene Golonka	...	Liz Fowler
June Lockhart	...	Nora
Noam Pitlik	...	Solomon
Thalmus Rasulala	...	Eddie Nugent
Gianni Russo	...	Gianni Ruggeri
Brioni Farrell	...	Denise (as Xenia Gratsos)
Brad Savage	...	Mickey
Don Keefer	...	Newsdealer
Mitzi Hoag	...	Nancy
Wende Wagner
James Malinda
John Dennis

Storyline

A rapist/killer is terrorizing the women of Los Angeles. The main connection that all the women have is that they work in the same area. Policewoman Tracey Flemming is chosen to act as bait to catch the rapist and put him behind bars. Can the police catch the rapist before he strikes again? And will Tracey become his next victim?

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Plot Keywords:

rapist | policewoman | undercover detective | abc movie of the week | unsold tv series pilot | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 March 1973 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csalétek

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Circle Films, Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Busted Pilot

The same year that Angie Dickinson took on the role of Pepper Anderson, Donna Mills appeared in this carbon copy. The story is just your typical psycho on the loose film and Mills pretty much walks through it as the detective that's out to catch the lunatic. I'm wondering if Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg were knowingly trying to copy the success of "Police Woman". If they were, they did a very lousy job.