I do think ChiO enjoys Hugo's hangdog charm. But I would stop short of suggesting that he'd endorse the idea of a Hugo Haas festival, which, if limited to his Hollywood output, might require a combination of smelling salts and nitrous oxide!

There's an odd but compelling contrast to be found, though, between BAIT and Haas' other collaboration with John Agar, HOLD BACK TOMORROW. So I'm going to revise my first thought above and hazard a guess that the idea of an overnight "slumber party" with Haas might work if it were put into the proper venue--a place, say, like the Music Box's screening room, where folks could be sequestered from the general public and given free rein for a sketchy, tetchy "hold back the dawn" experience with a sub-set of Hugo's output. I think seeing LIZZIE at 4:00 am would be a hoot (though I'm not guaranteeing that I'd show up for it if it actually happened, mind you!)...