A Beast at Bay

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A Beast at Bay
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byGeorge Hennessy
Produced byBiograph
StarringMary Pickford
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph
Release date
May 27, 1912
Running time
17 minutes
(2 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

A Beast at Bay is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. Preserved in paper print form at the Library of Congress.[1]

This film is in the Public Domain

Plot[]

A young woman believes her boyfriend is cowardly after he backs down from an argument, but when the she is kidnapped, her boyfriend rescues her and she changes her mind.

Cast[]

  • Mary Pickford – The Young Woman
  • Edwin August – The Young Woman's Ideal
  • Alfred Paget – The Convict
  • Mae Marsh – The Young Woman's Friend

Rest of cast[]

  • Elmer Booth – unconfirmed
  • Christy Cabanne – Station Master
  • William A. Carroll – Guard
  • Francis J. Grandon – unconfirmed
  • Robert Harron – A Farmer
  • J. Jiquel Lanoe – At Station
  • Henry Lehrman – A Guard
  • Charles Hill Mailes – Guard
  • Marguerite Marsh – (*billed Marguerite Loveridge)
  • Lottie Pickford – unconfirmed
  • W. C. Robinson – Guard

References[]

  1. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collections and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.13 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

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