A Daring Daylight Burglary (1903)
- Directed by
- Frank Mottershaw
- Genre
- silent film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A short silent film shows a burglary taking place in broad daylight. The criminals break into a house and are chased by police. It was an early example of action filming in Britain.
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What happens
A Daring Daylight Burglary (also known as A Daring Daylight Robbery) is a 1903 British short silent film directed by Frank Mottershaw. The film was produced by the Sheffield Photo Company, and features members from the Sheffield Fire Brigade as part of the cast. Mottershaw also employed actors from local music halls and paid them ten shillings for a day's work. Techniques used in Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery (considered to be the first American-made Western film), released later the same year, were inspired by those used in Mottershaw's film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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