A Beast at Bay (1912)
Overview
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
Charles West
Christy Cabanne
