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Footpads
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Footpads is an 1895 British short silent drama film that was directed by Robert W. Paul. It features a top-hatted pedestrian against a rainy London backdrop, who is assaulted by three footpads and rescued by a passing policeman.
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4.6A man strolling in a city street is attacked by three assailants. A policeman comes to the rescue and the men struggle with each other.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Robert W. Paul
- Producer
- Robert W. Paul
- Cinematographer
- Birt Acres
- Duration
- 35
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- publication date
- 1896-01-01
- title
- Footpads
- copyright status
- public domain
- color
- black-and-white
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Footpads is an 1895 British short silent drama film that was directed by Robert W. Paul. It features a top-hatted pedestrian against a rainy London backdrop, who is assaulted by three footpads and rescued by a passing policeman.
The "atmospheric" film, "is chiefly of interest for its imaginative approach to background décor," where, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "some effort has been made towards establishing a sense of realism."
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