A Beast at Bay

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A Beast at Bay
Directed by D. W. Griffith
Written byGeorge Hennessy
Produced byBiograph
Starring Mary Pickford
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph
Release date
  • May 27, 1912 (1912-05-27)
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]

Contents

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

Rest of cast

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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