The first points that call the attention in jail bait are the ham actors and actresses, and the awful lines. Version original sous titres francais aujourdhui nous retrouvons le realisateur ed wood, pour le film jail bait. A tale of deception and seduction, bait features three people searching for a lost gold mine the dangerous marko hugo haas, young miner ray john agar and the comely peggy cleo moore. Thanks to a company called legend films, plan 9, glenda, and bride have all been released in computercolorized form. Jail bait also known as hidden face is a 1954 american film noir and crime film directed by ed wood, with a screenplay by wood and alex. The 1950s and the 1980s were also very big years for 3d movie production. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jail bait is the closest wood ever came to making a legitimate movie and entering the hollywood mainstream. Hugo haas, john agar, cleo moore, hugo haas, emmett lynn, george keymas, sir cedric hardwicke, hugo haas. I thank everyone who has enjoyed these film noir playlists and said so. Bait 2019 film, a british film directed by mark jenkin. Redbaiting, the act of persecuting people as communist, socialist, or anarchist. Bait reveals itself to be smarter and subtler than the usual genre workout. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.
Highquality 3d movies can now be seen in thousands of new generation 3d theaters all around the world including imax 3d digital and 70mm film, real d 3d, dolby 3d, depthq 3d, xpand 3d cinemas and more. The movie bait is remembered, if for anything, for cleo moores kissing incident while on a promo tour for the film. Jail bait vostfr film complet en streaming ed wood 1954. Seriously, if you enjoy heist crime films with a touch of the wrongly accused then this is a solid crime film with john payne squaring off against jack. Unfortunately, moore who starred in no less than seven of haass films in the 1950s is a rather bland romantic lead and cant hold a candle to sassy beverly michaels star of haass first american film, pickup. Famed bodybuilder steve reeves made his first screen appearance in the film. Overview of bait, 1954, directed by hugo haas, with cleo moore, hugo haas, john agar, at turner classic movies. Stalwart noir directors and casts highlight nine more hard to find features. While being interviewed on live television in chicago, the host quizzed cleo about movie kisses and the subject somehow got around to how short they usually are. Staring sierra, harley raine, roxy blaze and alexa ii. This is a solid little flick, full of tension and style. As marko and ray search for the mine, peggy arrives, stirring rays passion and igniting markos suspicion.
Its noirsville, a visually oriented blog celebrating the vast and varied sources of inspiration, all of the resulting output, and all of the creative reflections back, of a particular styletool of film making used in certain filmplot sequences or for a films entirety that conveyed claustrophobia, alienation, obsession, and events spiraling out of control, that came to fruition in the. For this project, the dvd version i watched was from big box of wood smore entertainment, 2010 buy it. Kansas city confidential id say that your presence in the noir thread qualifies you as a prospective viewer. Radio cab murder 1954 dvd alpha us rag doll 1958 butchers film service dvd r2 uk tcm. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
There was an appearance of, and periodic voiceover from, the. The deal includes glen or glenda 1953, jail bait 1954, bride of the monster 1955, night of the ghouls 1959, and the haunted world of ed wood 1996 documentary. The film stars clancy malone, dolores fuller, lyle talbot and famed bodybuilder steve reeves, making his first major screen appearance in the film. Bait, lobbycard, hugo haas, cleo moore, john agar, 1954.
Bait 1954 a california gold miner hugo haas tries to catch his wife cleo moore with his partner john agar, so he can shoot the latter and take his share. The detective father brown 1954 c sdg in his popular father brown detective stories, celebrated catholic writer g. Though he was out of his depth as a director, especially. Welcome to the world of hugo haas, king of lowbudget 50s film noir. While the colorization process deviates from the original intentions of the director and cinematographer, it also manages. Jail bait is a littleknown film by the master of shlock theater, ed wood. This film is certainly not as infamous as glen or glenda 1953 or plan 9 from o. Bait is a 1954 american film noir drama film, written, directed and produced by hugo haas. Shooting him in the head and burying him in the desert is far too simple a solution in a haas film. Haas himself, cleo moore and john agar starred in the film. Jail bait 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Complete 8film collection dvd, 2011, 8disc set 3077. B movie film plan 9 jail bait 1 sealed ed wood dvd box set 6 cult classics. John agar and hugo haas in bait 1954 bait 1954 john agar and cleo moore in bait 1954 john agar and hugo haas in.
Haas is the most charismatic character by far, and its hard not. The film stars timothy farrell as a gangster who undergoes plastic surgery to elude the police. Chesterton brought characteristic wit and an apologetical slant to the conventions of classic british detective fiction. Id heard about producerdirectorwriteractor haass films for years. This film is certainly not as infamous as glen or glenda 1953 or plan 9 from outer space 1959, but it has a campy. Would like to see a collection of hugo hass films released on dvd very soon. Jail bait is a 1954 american crime film directed by ed d. Which means that eddies other films, including the 1954 crime drama jail bait, tend to get short shrift. I have just watched jail bait, his attempt to make a serious filmnoir, and i really laughed along its 72 minutes running time.
Bait is the entire struggle before and never allows you to settle into the calm. Jail bait also known as hidden face is a 1954 american film noir directed by ed wood, with a screenplay by wood and alex gordon. Instead, it ends in a spectacular fashion that reeks of new french extremism inspiration a huge compliment which is a great ending to a film that is venomous, violent and vivacious. Bait 1954 dirhugo haas cstcleo moore, hugo haas, john agar. The two women, it turns out, are best friends who run a cake stall. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Bait 2012 film bait, a 2014 british film directed by dominic brunt. At the supply shop, increasingly disrobed peggy cleo moore assailed by george keymas and rescued by producerdirector hugo haas, as marko, with her boss emmett lynn before rejoining his goldcrazed partner john agar at the mine, cedric hardwicke the devil s voice, in bait, 1954. Hugo haas, john agar, cleo moore, emmett lynn, george.