Life of an American Fireman (1903)

ALL 01/21/1903 (en) Action 7 Min
  • Release
    01/21/1903
  • Production
    Edison Studios
  • Rotten tomato
    60.3%
  • Original title
    Life of an American Fireman
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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...

  1. Story

  2. Editor

  3. Producer



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Casts

  1. Vivian Vaughan

    The Girl

  2. James H. White

    The Fire Chief

  3. Arthur White

    The Fireman

  4. Edwin S. Porter

    Policeman

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 4 , Crews : 3

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Life of an American Fireman (1903) 7 Min

ALL 01/21/1903 (en)
Action
  • Release 01/21/1903
  • Production
    Edison Studios
  • Original title Life of an American Fireman
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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...

  1. George S. Fleming, Edwin S. Porter

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer