A Daring Daylight Burglary
AKA [A Daylight Burglary], [A Daring Daylight Robbery]
(1903) British
B&W : 275 feet
Directed by Frank S. Mottershaw

Cast: Sheffield Fire Brigade

Sheffield Photo Company production. / Released April 1903. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / Possibly the first ‘chase’ film. The film was rereleased in 1910 by Walterdaw Company. The film was released in the USA by Edison Manufacturing Company.

Drama: Crime.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Chases - Criminals: Burglars - Police: Policemen - Train stations - Transportation: Trains

Listing updated: 18 September 2007.

References: Bohn-Light p. 20; Gifford-British n. 00643; Musser-Emerge pp. 365, 600; Robinson-Palace p. 134; Shipman-Cinema p. 28.