A Beast at Bay
| A Beast at Bay | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | George Hennessy |
| Produced by | Biograph |
| Starring | Mary Pickford |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes (2 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
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[edit]
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- A Beast at Bay at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
- A Beast at Bay available for free download at Internet Archive
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