A Beast at Bay

A Beast at Bay

G 1912 · 13 min · ★ 5.6 · 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.

Directed by D.W. Griffith · Written by George Hennessy

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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
Henry Lehrman
W.C. Robinson
Charles West
Christy Cabanne

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