Daylight Robbery is a 1964 British film directed by Michael Truman and starring Janet Munro, Gordon Jackson and Zena Walker. It was written by Dermot Quinn and distributed by the Children's Film Foundation.[1][2] Its plot concerns a group of kids who foil bank robbers.
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| Directed by | Michael Truman |
| Screenplay by | Dermot Quinn |
| Based on | an idea by Frank Wells |
| Produced by | John Davis |
| Starring | Janet Munro Gordon Jackson Zena Walker |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Peter Weatherley |
| Music by | Tristram Cary |
Production company | Viewfinder Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Children's Film Foundation |
Release date |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThree chlldren, Trudy, Janet and Kirk, visit a department store. They are followed by Trudy, whose mother has forbidden them to play with them. As a prank, and to shock Trudy, Kirk steals a battery, although he intends to return it later. The three children get locked in the store and in their attempt to escape end up at the building site next door, where they are spotted by a man, part of a bank robbery gang, and imprisoned by him. Trudy goes in search of the children, rescues them and alerts the police.
Cast
edit- Trudy Moors as Trudy
- Janet Hannington as Janet
- Kirk Martin as Kirk
- Darryl Read as Darryl
- Doug Robinson as gangster (credited as Douglas Robinson)
- John Trenaman as gangster
- Gordon Jackson as police sergeant
- Janet Munro
- Zena Walker
- Patricia Burke
- James Villiers
- Norman Rossington
- Ronald Fraser
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "After a leisurely opening, action takes over with excitement atop an uncompleted building, pursuits in a lift up and down ladders, and dizzy heights to add to the tension. But despite all the coming and going, the narrative suffers from a certain monotony, to which the lack of variety in settings probably contributes. The children versus bank robbers theme, and the thrills contained in the best moments, may entertain the audiences for whom it is intended, but as a whole it does not impress as being among the best of the Foundation's enterprises i"[3]
TV Guide called it an "Okay children's film with a surprisingly talented adult cast."[4]
References
edit- ^ "Daylight Robbery". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Daylight Robbery (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Daylight Robbery". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 32 (372): 108. 1 January 1965 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Daylight Robbery | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
External links
edit- Daylight Robbery at Letterboxd
- Daylight Robbery at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Daylight Robbery at IMDb
- Daylight Robbery at TV Guide
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