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Life of an American Fireman (1903)

NOT_RATED 6 min  -  Short | Action  -   January 1903 (USA)
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Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire... See full summary »

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Stars:

Vivian Vaughan, Arthur White and James H. White
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Vivian Vaughan Vivian Vaughan ...
The Girl (uncredited)
Arthur White Arthur White ...
The Fireman (uncredited)
James H. White James H. White ...
Fire Chief (uncredited)
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Storyline

Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom . . . Written by Thomas McWilliams <tgm@netcom.com>  

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Fire | Fireman | Horse | Rescue | Burning House  | See more »

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Short | Action

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Egy amerikai tűzoltó élete See more »

Filming Locations:

East Orange, New Jersey, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edison Manufacturing Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(2004 National Film Preservation Foundation print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

One of the 50 films in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931" (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 5 American film archives. This film is preserved by the Museum of Modern Art, has a running time of 6 minutes and an added piano and vocal music score. See more »

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Featured in "Birth of Hollywood: Episode #1.1" (2011) See more »