Daylight Burglary (1903)

1903 · Silent film · 4 min · dir. Frank S. Mottershaw

• Crime

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Synopsis

A thief jumps a fence and removes the shutter from a house. He enters, but a lad who's witnessed the crime runs off to hail the coppers. The first officer on the scene climbs the fence, enters the house, and is soon fighting with the thief on the roof. Falling from the roof, the officer is injured and requires an ambulance. Meanwhile, the thief flees, pursued by more men in blue.

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Details

Director

Frank S. Mottershaw

Studio

Sheffield Photographic Company

Released

1903-04-13

Running time

4 minutes

Cast & crew

• FFrank S. Mottershaw Director

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