

A Beast at Bay
1912 Directed by D.W. GriffithA 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.
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Mary Pickford
....................................................The Young Woman

Edwin August
....................................................The Young Woman's Ideal

Alfred Paget
....................................................The Convict

Robert Harron
....................................................A Farmer

Mae Marsh
....................................................The Young Woman's Friend

William A. Carroll
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Henry Lehrman
....................................................Director
...........................................................D.W. Griffith
Writer
...........................................................George Hennessy
Director of Photography
...........................................................Billy Bitzer
Production Companies
...................................................American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................No Language
Genres
....................................................Drama
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