A Beast at Bay

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Drama

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.

Keywords

police
cowardice
black and white
train
ambush
criminal
lovers
violence
carjacking
tense
witness
silent film
young love
short film
police protection
automobile
potential suitors
drama
saving
escaped criminal
train stunts

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 26, 1912
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Mutoscope & Biograph
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0002054