A Beast at Bay (1912)
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.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Mary Pickford as The Young Woman |
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Edwin August as The Young Woman's Ideal |
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Alfred Paget as The Convict |
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Robert Harron as A Farmer |
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Mae Marsh as The Young Woman's Friend |
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William A. Carroll as |
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Henry Lehrman as |
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W.C. Robinson as |
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Charles West as |
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Christy Cabanne as |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | George Hennessy | Writer |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
