- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, Short
- Release: 1912-05-27
- Director: D.W. Griffith
- Writers: George Hennessy
- Language: None | English
- Stars: Mary Pickford , Edwin August , Alfred Paget , Mae Marsh , Charles West , Robert Harron , Christy Cabanne , Christy Cabanne , William A. Carroll , J. Jiquel Lanoe , Henry Lehrman
- Runtime: 17 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Une bête aux abois (France, French Republic) , A Beast at Bay (United States of America) , A Beast at Bay
- Plot: 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.
- IMDB:tt0002054
A Beast at Bay Cast · · · ALL
D.W. Griffith
Director
Mary Pickford
The Young Woman
Edwin August
The Young Woman's Ideal
Alfred Paget
The Convict
Robert Harron
A Farmer
Mae Marsh
The Young Woman's Friend
William A. Carroll
Henry Lehrman
W.C. Robinson
Charles West
Christy Cabanne