A Beast at Bay

The Full Film

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	May 27, 1912 (1912-5-27)
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

A young woman believes her boyfriend is cowardly after he backs down from an argument, but when 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

External links

• A Beast at Bay at IMDb
• A Beast at Bay available for free download at Internet Archive