Daylight Robbery poster

Daylight Robbery

IMDb ID: tt0057995 · Rating: 7.3 (48 votes)

Genres: Comedy

Three children enter a big store and steal a battery. The three had intended to replace the battery but forget when they realize that they've been locked in. Eventually they get out through a skylight.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Daylight Robbery
Canada: Daylight Robbery (English)
United Kingdom: Daylight Robbery
Ireland: Daylight Robbery (English)
India: Daylight Robbery (English)
New Zealand: Daylight Robbery (English)
United States: Daylight Robbery
South Africa: Daylight Robbery (English)
West Germany: Detektiv wider Willen
Detektiv wider WillenRuntime57 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordsindependent filmFilming LocationsShepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKProduction CompaniesViewfinder Films Ltd.IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057995/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0057995.jpgUpdated At2025-07-22T03:29:41

Stars

Trudy Moors
Janet Hannington
Kirk Martin
Darryl Read
Doug Robinson
John Trenaman
Janet Munro
Zena Walker
Patricia Burke
Marion Wilson

Directors

Michael Truman

Writers

Frank Wells
Dermot Quinn

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Trudy Moors | Character: Trudy
Actor: Janet Hannington | Character: Janet
Actor: Kirk Martin | Character: Kirk
Actor: Darryl Read | Character: Darryl
Actor: Doug Robinson | Character: Gangster
Actor: John Trenaman | Character: Gangster
Actor: Janet Munro | Character: Darryl's Mum
Actor: Zena Walker | Character: Trudy's Mum
Actor: Patricia Burke | Character: Actress
Actor: Marion Wilson | Character: Actress
Actor: James Villiers | Character: Bowler-hatted Gent on Scooter
Actor: Ronald Fraser | Character: Cab Driver
Actor: Norman Rossington | Character: Motorist with Flat Tyre
Actor: Gordon Jackson | Character: Sergeant
Actor: Neil Wilson | Character: Manager - British Home Stores

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Truman | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Frank Wells | Role: Writer
Name: Dermot Quinn | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: John A. Davis | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tristram Cary | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Geoffrey Faithfull | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Peter Weatherley | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Brian Herbert | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: John Wilcox | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Gordon Gilbert | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: John Aldred | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Cox | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jock May | Role: Sound Department

[Music Department]
Name: Tristram Cary | Role: Music Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: June Randall | Role: Script and Continuity Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057995/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: December 1964
Italy: August 1965 (Venice Film Festival)
West Germany: March 25, 1967 (TV premiere)

Awards

Winner | 1965 | Venice Film Festival | Silver Medal | Darryl Read, Daylight Robbery | For the best acting performance.

Box Office

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