A Beast at Bay (Original title)
Date: 1912 (Release)Country: USADirector: D.W. Griffith
Synopsis: DRAMA. An escaped convict, hiding in the woods, forces a warder to change clothes with him at the point of a gun. At the same time, Edith is driving her sweetheart to the railway station, they quarrel and she accuses him of being a coward. As she is leaving in her car he sees the disguised convict hold her up and force her to help him escape. With some warders he gives chase in a railway engine, he tackles the convict and after a fight the warders arrive and take the convict into captivity. Edith realises that he is not a coward and the quarrel is made up.Synopsis: Drama
Genre: Drama
Subject: Motor cars
Title: [The Bioscope - v34 n541 22 Feb 1917: no known title]Language: English
In: The Talbot Tattler v15 n18 3 Feb 1915 Page: 142
Title: [The Talbot Tattler - v15 n18 3 Feb 1915: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v25 n428 24 Dec 1914 Page: suppl. iv
Title: [The Bioscope - v25 n428 24 Dec 1914: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v16 n301 18 Jul 1912 Page: suppl. xviii
Title: [The Bioscope - v16 n301 18 Jul 1912: no known title]Language: English
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13520
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 962 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-13518
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
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Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13520
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 962 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-13518
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13519
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Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 717 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-13524
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 964 FeetStock date: 1958BFI identifier: C-13522
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 51 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-13517
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1912 (Release)Country: USADirector: D.W. Griffith
Synopsis: DRAMA. An escaped convict, hiding in the woods, forces a warder to change clothes with him at the point of a gun. At the same time, Edith is driving her sweetheart to the railway station, they quarrel and she accuses him of being a coward. As she is leaving in her car he sees the disguised convict hold her up and force her to help him escape. With some warders he gives chase in a railway engine, he tackles the convict and after a fight the warders arrive and take the convict into captivity. Edith realises that he is not a coward and the quarrel is made up.Synopsis: Drama
Genre: Drama
Subject: Motor cars
Credits
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Production Company: Biograph Company
Cast
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Mary Pickford, Lottie Pickford, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: The Bioscope v34 n541 22 Feb 1917 Page: IVTitle: [The Bioscope - v34 n541 22 Feb 1917: no known title]Language: English
In: The Talbot Tattler v15 n18 3 Feb 1915 Page: 142
Title: [The Talbot Tattler - v15 n18 3 Feb 1915: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v25 n428 24 Dec 1914 Page: suppl. iv
Title: [The Bioscope - v25 n428 24 Dec 1914: no known title]Language: English
In: The Bioscope v16 n301 18 Jul 1912 Page: suppl. xviii
Title: [The Bioscope - v16 n301 18 Jul 1912: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(6)
Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13520
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 962 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-13518
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(6)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13520
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 962 FeetStock date: 1967BFI identifier: C-13518
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: SilentLength: 926 FeetBFI identifier: C-13519
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 717 FeetStock date: 1953BFI identifier: C-13524
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 964 FeetStock date: 1958BFI identifier: C-13522
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: AcetateSound: SilentLength: 51 FeetStock date: 1973BFI identifier: C-13517
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status