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A Beast at Bay

A Beast at Bay

★ 5.6/10•1912•13m•G•Drama

A young woman is quite taken with a man she met; in fact, he is her “ideal”. However, after her new suitor refuses to get mixed up in a street brawl, the young woman views him as a coward. Nearby, a violent convict has escaped from prison. While the couple takes a ride in the woman’s automobile, the criminal ambushes a guard, taking the officer’s clothing and gun. The young woman still argues her suitor is a coward, drops him off, and drives off alone. She is then carjacked by the on-the-lam criminal. The young man witnesses the ambush and sets out to rescue his lover.

D.W. Griffith · Director

George Hennessy · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime13m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 26, 1912

Actors

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford

The Young Woman

Edwin August

Edwin August

The Young Woman's Ideal

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

The Convict

Robert Harron

Robert Harron

A Farmer

Mae Marsh

Mae Marsh

The Young Woman's Friend

William A. Carroll

William A. Carroll

Henry Lehrman

Henry Lehrman

W.C. Robinson

Charles West

Charles West

Christy Cabanne

Christy Cabanne

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