Frank Mottershaw
Frank Mottershaw (1850–1932) (often confused with his second son, Frank Storm Mottershaw) was an early English
motion pictures filmed outdoors in Sheffield
.
In 1900 Mottershaw formed the Sheffield Photo Company, which by 1905 was one of the leading film companies in the country.[4][5]
Mottershaw also made documentary films, an early example being The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia in Belgrade, made in 1904, with Arnold Muir Wilson.
Filmography
- 1903 A Daring Daylight Burglary (1903)
- 1903 Robbery of the Mail Coach (1903)
- 1903 The Convict's Escape from Prison (1903)
- 1904 A Ride on the Kinver Light Railway (1904)
- 1904 The Coronation of King Peter the First (1904)
- 1904 Attack on a Japanese Convoy (1904)
- 1904 A Dash with the Despatch (1904)
- 1904 The Tramp's Duck Hunt (1904)
- 1904 The Market Woman's Mishap (1904)
- 1904 A Cycle Teacher's Experiences (1904)
- 1904 The Coiners (1904)
- 1904 The Bobby's Downfall (1904)
- 1904 Late for Work (1904)
- 1904 Boys Will Be Boys (1904)
- 1904 Fly Catchers (1904)
- 1904 Bertie's Courtship (1904)
- 1904 The Tramps and the Washerwoman (1904)
- 1904 A Picnic Disturbed (1904)
- 1904 That Awful Donkey (1904)
- 1905 A Soldier's Romance (1905)
- 1905 An Eccentric Burglary (1905)
- 1905 The Masher and the Nursemaid (1905)
- 1905 Lazy Workmen (1905)
- 1905 A Fireman's Story (1905)
- 1905 The Shoplifter (1905)
- 1905 The Demon Motorist (1905)
- 1905 A Man Although a Thief (1905)
- 1905 Mixed Babies (1905)
- 1905 The Life of Charles Peace (1905)
- 1906 Our Boyhood Days (1906)
- 1906 Lost in the Snow (1906)
- 1906 The Eccentric Thief (1906)
- 1906 That Terrible Dog (1906)
- 1906 Our Seaside Holiday (1906)
- 1906 His First Silk Hat (1906)
- 1906 After the Club (1906)
- 1907 The Romany's Revenge (1907)
- 1907 Johnny's Rim (1907)
- 1907 Willie's Dream (1907)
- 1907 The Blackmailer (1907)
- 1907 His Cheap Watch (1907)
- 1908 That Nasty Sticky Stuff (1908)
References
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Daring Daylight Burglary, A (1903)".
- ^ "Robbery of the Mail Coach". 1 September 1903 – via IMDb.
- ^ a b "BFI Screenonline: British Pioneers".
- ^ Mellor, G. J. (1971). Picture Pioneers: The Story of the Northern Cinema. 1896–1971. Graham Books.
- ^ Abel, Richard. (2005). Encyclopedia of early cinema. Taylor & Francis.
External links
Media related to Frank Mottershaw at Wikimedia Commons
- Frank S Mottershaw at IMDb
- The First Action Movie BBC Radio 4
- Mottershaw family portrait
- A Daring Daylight Burglary on YouTube(1903)
- Mixed Babies (1905), Yorkshire Film Archive
- The Coronation of King Peter I of Serbia and a Ride through Serbia on YouTube(1905), National Film Archive of Serbia
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