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The Artist and the Brute
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Henry MacRae
Cast: Kathlyn Williams [Alice Atkins, the artist], Hobart Bosworth [Barker, the brute], Al E. Garcia (Al Ernest Garcia) [Hortez, the animal trainer], Lorraine Otto [the maid], Carl Bennett (Charles Bennett) [the chauffeur], Wheeler Oakman [the helper]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by Otto Breitkreutz. / Released 7 February 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Alice Atkins, artist, specializes in wild animal painting. She falls in love with Hortez, an intrepid animal trainer. This is resented by Barker, the proprietor of the menagerie, who falls to attract her admiration. While she is painting in an enclosed arena some lions, the diabolical Barker turns into the arena a hungry and ferocious leopard. The efforts of Alice to defend herself brings Hortez unexpectedly on the scene. He kills the leopard, but one of his shots flying wild, ends the life of the would-be assassin Barker.
Reviews: [The Moving Picture World, 22 February 1913, page ?] The artist is portrayed by Kathlyn Williams; the Brute, would you believe it, by Hobart Bosworth. This is a team that would make any picture, and these two make this one. The story is of the circus, and there are many animals, an elephant, lions and leopards. There is a realistic encounter between the artist and a leopard, which apparently is shot to save the life of the artist, but probably is not. There is a thrilling climax.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Lions - Art: Artists, Paintings
Listing updated: 12 February 2024.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 131 : Website-IMDb.
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