Bold Bank Robbery

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Assault, carjacking, armed robbery - then the action starts... Not usually cited as a significant or influential film, yet it contains a number of elements that were not commonly found in films at that time, but later were widely used.

This essay attempts to show why this film deserves more attention in film histories.

Online: YouTube

Contents

  1. The plagiarism myth

  2. Antecedents

  3. Legacy

  4. Extra: The Outlaw Cut

Note: As with most early films, there are no intertitles. While the film is sufficiently straightforward to be appreciated on its own on first viewing, subsequent viewing is enhanced by knowing elements of the story that are not evident, but provided by the Lubin catalog detailed description at AFI.