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A Beast at Bay
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]
| 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 |
Running time | 17 minutes (2 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
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