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1912 · 13 mins
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Starring
Edwin August, Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Mary Pickford, Alfred Paget, Charles West

Mary Pickford portrays a young woman enamored with Edwin August, whom she calls her ideal. She calls him a coward for avoiding a street brawl. Escaped convict Alfred Paget, “A Beast at Bay,” kills a guard, takes his clothes and gun, and begins a chase. After dropping August, she retrieves a fallen garment and is carjacked by Paget. From a distance August watches her taken at gunpoint and must rescue her to prove his bravery.

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