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A Beast at Bay

1912 • 0h13m Drama

Rating

5.6/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Screenplay

George Hennessy

Cast

Mary Pickford

Edwin August

Alfred Paget

Release date

5/26/1912

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

9