A Beast at Bay

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

13 minutes

Year:

1912

Director:

D.W. Griffith

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Company:

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Cast:

The Young Woman

The Young Woman's Ideal

The Convict

A Farmer

The Young Woman's Friend

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography