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Beast at Bay  (1912)


5.7|26 May, 1912|13 min
Released
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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.
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Keywords
police
ambush
cowardice
lovers
police protection
automobile
black and white
train
criminal
silent film
young love
carjacking
witness to a crime
potential suitors
violence
drama
tense
saving
silent short
escaped criminal
train stunts

Casts

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

Crews

D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith
Director
Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Director of Photography
George Hennessy
Writer