A Beast at Bay
A young, and fickle girl ( Mary Pickford ) dumps her admiring boyfriend ( Edwin August ) because she views him as a coward. Meanwhile a ruthless convict ( Alfred Paget ) has escaped and takes the girl as his hostage. After a harrowing automobile and train chase, the ex-boyfriend rescues the girl and he immediately becomes her hero, which she seals with a kiss.
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Screenplay
Cast
Mary Pickford
The Young Woman
Edwin August
The Young Woman's Ideal
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Alfred Paget
The Convict
Mae Marsh
The Young Woman's Friend
Charles West
The Engineer
Robert Harron
The Farmer
Christy Cabanne
The Station Master
Christy Cabanne
In Sports Car
William A. Carroll
A Guard
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J. Jiquel Lanoe
At Station
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Henry Lehrman
A Guard
G.W. Bitzer
Cinematographer