Burglary at Night
About Burglary at Night
A man hides his valuables under the mattress and goes to sleep. Two burglars are already on the roof. Gaston Velle directed the comic scene for Pathé. The French title is Les Dévaliseurs nocturnes. English-language sources also call it Burglars at Work.
Cast & crew
More about Burglary at Night
Wikidata times it at 3 minutes. The Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation cites Segundo de Chomón as artistic director. English Wikipedia notes that Chomón did not move to Paris until 1905 and was working then as a color specialist.
Themes
Making
Velle sets the theft before the man is asleep: the valuables go under the mattress, and the burglars are on the roof in the same setup.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- No cast is printed on the research record.
- The gag starts with the mattress and the two men already overhead.
- A Commons file uses the French title.
- The Chomón credit is on the foundation record and is disputed by the date of his move to Paris.
Scenes
- The man tucks his valuables under the mattress.
- Two burglars are on the roof before he sleeps.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Les devaliseurs nocturnes (1904) - yt.webm)
