Burglars at Work (1904)

Original title

Dévaliseurs nocturnes

Directed by

Gaston Velle

Genre

comedy film, silent film, crime film

Country

France

Runtime

3 min

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short French silent film shows some burglars trying to break into a house at night. They have trouble with the locks and get into comical situations.

playfullightheartedwhimsicalslapstickfast-pacedold-timeyamusing

What happens

Burglars at Work (French: Les Dévaliseurs nocturnes) is a 1904 French comic scene film directed by Gaston Velle for Pathé Frères Film Company. Segundo de Chomón is cited as the artistic director for this film by the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation, although Chomón did not move to Paris until 1905 and worked primarily as a color specialist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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