A Lodging for the Night (1912): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1912, A Lodging for the Night is a drama film directed by D.W. Griffith, running about 17 minutes.

What it’s about. Dick Logan, a young writer, stops at a little border town and takes lodging at the Mexican Inn. Two tramps see the amount of money he has and plan to steal it. In the town he befriends a Mexican girl by stopping her uncle from beating her for having broken a water jar. Retiring to his room, he is awakened by the two tramps breaking into his room. He steals out and gets lodging at a nearby house, which happens to be the home of the Mexican girl and her uncle. The tramps follow him and try again. The girl, however, saves him from harm, and it looks as if Dick had found a real heroine for a real romance.

Who’s in it. A Lodging for the Night stars Charles West as Dick Logan, Mary Pickford as The Mexican Girl, Charles Hill Mailes as The Mexican Girl's Father and Frank Opperman as The Owner of the Gambling Hall, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, A Lodging for the Night sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Lodging for the Night page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Lodging for the Night tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.