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A Beast at Bay

57% | May 26, 1912 | 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 Crew

D.W. Griffith
Director
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography

Cast

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Mary Pickford
The Young Woman
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Edwin August
The Young Woman's Ideal
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Alfred Paget
The Convict
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Robert Harron
A Farmer
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Mae Marsh
The Young Woman's Friend

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