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A Beast at Bay
1912 | 13m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
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| Writer: | George Hennessy |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | May 26, 1912 |
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| Director: | D.W. Griffith |
| Writer: | George Hennessy |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | ambush, witness, lovers, police protection, cowardice, automobile, train, criminal, young love, carjacking, potential suitors, tense, saving, escaped criminal, train stunts |
| Production Companies | American Mutoscope & Biograph |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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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 |
| Name | Job |
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| George Hennessy | Writer |
| D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
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