An exciting early clip of a fire department in action, with horse=drawn fire cars flying down the street towards the conflagration. Although the overcranking results in slightly slowed motion, the straining of the horses makes this a classic and model clip of how to shoot a scene like this
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Michael_Elliott27 February 2008
Buffalo Fire Department in Action (1897)
*** (out of 4)
Back in the days of early cinema there were various subjects that were incredibly popular with the public and fire was one of them. This Edison produced short is one of many to feature a fire or the fire department and all you need to know about this one is to read the title. We see ten horse drawn carriages racing down a street obviously on the way to a fire. I've said this quite often in reviewing these older movies but I just love them. This only runs 20-seconds but it's great fun seeing how life was back in the day. Yes, we could always watch a recent movie that takes place in 1897 but it just wouldn't be the same as seeing the real thing.
*** (out of 4)
Back in the days of early cinema there were various subjects that were incredibly popular with the public and fire was one of them. This Edison produced short is one of many to feature a fire or the fire department and all you need to know about this one is to read the title. We see ten horse drawn carriages racing down a street obviously on the way to a fire. I've said this quite often in reviewing these older movies but I just love them. This only runs 20-seconds but it's great fun seeing how life was back in the day. Yes, we could always watch a recent movie that takes place in 1897 but it just wouldn't be the same as seeing the real thing.
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