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A Beast At Bay


Date: 1912
Type: Action
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent / Short
Director: D W Griffith
Producer:

Comment/Synopsis

A woman (Mary Pickford) dumps her boyfriend (Edwin August) as she thinks he is a coward, but then an escaped convict (Alfred Paget) forces her to drive him away. The boyfriend sees this and gets the police to commandeer a train to chase after the car. What sets this film apart is that it has one of the earliest car versus train chases and a woman, Mary Pickford, driving the car in the chase scene.

Actors


Mary PickforddMary Pickford
Edwin August
Alfred Paget
Mae MarshMae Marsh
Charles West
Robert HarronRobert Harron
Christy Cabanne

Oscars

None
Production
Biograph Company