A Beast at Bay
# 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.

This film is in the Public Domain

## Plot

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

* 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

* 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
