A Beast at Bay

A Beast at Bay (1912) is a drama film directed by D.W. Griffith rated 5.6/10.

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.

Cast

Mary Pickford

The Young Woman

Edwin August

The Young Woman's Ideal

Alfred Paget

The Convict

Robert Harron

A Farmer

Mae Marsh

The Young Woman's Friend

William A. Carroll

Henry Lehrman

W.C. Robinson

Charles West

Christy Cabanne