| The Bait | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leonard Horn |
| Written by | Gordon Cotler Don Mankiewicz |
| Starring | Noam Pitlik Donna Mills |
| Music by | Jack Elliott Allyn Ferguson |
| Distributed by | ABC |
| Release date(s) | 1973 |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Bait is a television crime thriller film about police officer Tracy Fleming, who is out to catch a serial killer preying on women in Los Angeles. Filmed in 1971 and made in 1973, it stars Donna Mills. The film was based on a novel by former police officer Dorothy Uhnak, who was embarrassed over the liberties taken with her work by this film. The film itself was the pilot for an unlaunched weekly TV series.