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A Beast at Bay
A Beast at Bay
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A Beast at Bay

1912
13m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1912

Runtime

13m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
13m
May 26, 1912
Languages
No Language
Director
D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

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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