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A Beast at Bay

First aired on May 26, 1912

Runtime: 13 mins

60%

Genres: 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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
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 |
Featured Crew
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D.W. Griffith | Director
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Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography
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George Hennessy | Writer