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.
| Release Date | May 26, 1912 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | A Beast at Bay | |
| Runtime | 13min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | No Language | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | American Mutoscope & Biograph | |