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A Beast at Bay
(1912) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Mary Pickford [the young woman], Edwin August [the young man], Alfred Paget [the escaped convict], William A. Carroll [a prison guard], Henry Lehrman [a prison guard], Charles Hill Mailes [a prison guard], W.C. Robinson [a prison guard], [?] Walter Long? [a prison guard], Mae Marsh [the young woman’s friend], J. Jiquel Lanoe [a man at the station], Charles H. West (Charles West) [the locomotive engineer], Robert Harron [the farmer], W. Christy Cabanne (William Christy Cabanne) [the moustached man in the sports car], [?] Elmer Booth?, [?] Francis J. Grandon?, [?] Lottie Pickford?, [?] ? [the station master], [?] ? [the sports car driver]
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by George Hennessy. Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 27 May 1912. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format?
Drama.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Abductions - Animals: Dogs - Binoculars - Bravery - Chases - Cowardice (Assumed) - Fights - Kisses - Prisoners (Escaped) - Railroads: Locomotives, Stations - Taunting - Transportation: Automobiles, Trains - Weapons: Rifles
Listing updated: 25 July 2023.
References: Film viewing : Barry-Griffith p. 43; Eyman-Pickford p. 326; Fell-History p. 62; Sklar-Movie p. 54; Spehr-American p. 1 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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