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1903
  • Action

Life of an American Fireman

Runtime
0h 7m
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Countries
  • US
  • United States
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Languages
  • en
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...

Crew
Edwin S. Porter
Director
George S. Fleming
Director
James H. White
Director
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Cast
Vivian Vaughan
The Girl
James H. White
The Fire Chief
Arthur White
The Fireman
Edwin S. Porter
Policeman
Full cast

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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Jan. 21, 1903
  • Original Language
    English
  • Production Companies
    • Edison Manufacturing Company

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