A Daring Daylight Burglary
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.
| A Daring Daylight Burglary | |
|---|---|
| also known as: A Daring Daylight Robbery | |
| Directed by | Frank Mottershaw |
| Produced by | Frank Mottershaw |
Production company | Sheffield Photo Company |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. (U.S.) Kleine Optical Co. (U.S.) Edison Mfg. Co. (U.S.) |
Release date | 1903 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | Silent |
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.
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