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THE FIREMAN

 * 1916
 * TV-G
 * 24m

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Charlie is a fireman who always does everything wrong. A man talks the Fire
Chief into ignoring his burning home (he wants the insurance money) unaware that
his daughter (the love of the Chi... Read allCharlie is a fireman who always
does everything wrong. A man talks the Fire Chief into ignoring his burning home
(he wants the insurance money) unaware that his daughter (the love of the Chief)
is upstairs in the house. When the house next door catches fire its owner rouses
Charl... Read allCharlie is a fireman who always does everything wrong. A man
talks the Fire Chief into ignoring his burning home (he wants the insurance
money) unaware that his daughter (the love of the Chief) is upstairs in the
house. When the house next door catches fire its owner rouses Charlie who rouses
the force.

 * Director
    * Charles Chaplin

 * Writers
    * Charles Chaplin
    * Vincent Bryan
    * Maverick Terrell

 * Stars
    * Charles Chaplin
    * Edna Purviance
    * Lloyd Bacon

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    * Vincent Bryan
    * Maverick Terrell

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    * Edna Purviance
    * Lloyd Bacon

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 * Fireman

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Fred Goodwins
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    * Vincent Bryan
    * Maverick Terrell

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 * Trivia
   The film shows some early day street scenes in the surrounding Los Angeles
   area.

 * Goofs
   At the end of the film when Chaplin is rescuing the girl from the burning
   building, the person (actually a dummy) he carries on his back has dark hair
   until he reaches the ground. Upon reaching the ground, the girl is Edna
   Purviance who has blond hair.

 * Alternate versions
   Kino International distributes a set of videos containing all the 12 Mutual
   short films made by Chaplin in 1915 - 1917. They are presented by David
   Shepard, who copyrighted the versions in 1984, and has a music soundtrack
   composed and performed by Michael Mortilla who copyrighted his score in 1989.
   The running time of this film is 24 minutes.

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8/10
Rousing fire
Am a big fan of Charlie Chaplin, have been for over a decade now. Many films and
shorts of his are very good to masterpiece, and like many others consider him a
comedy genius and one of film's most important and influential directors.

From his post-Essanay period after leaving Keystone, 'The Fireman' is not one of
his very best but is one of his best early efforts and among the better short
films of his. It shows a noticeable step up in quality though from his Keystone
period, where he was still evolving and in the infancy of his long career, from
1914, The Essanay and Mutual periods were something of Chaplin's adolescence
period where his style had been found and starting to settle. Something that can
be seen in the more than worthwhile 'The Fireman'.

The story is more discernible than usual and is never dull, but is sometimes a
bit too busy and manic.

On the other hand, 'The Fireman' looks pretty good, not incredible but it was
obvious that Chaplin was taking more time with his work and not churning out
countless shorts in the same year of very variable success like he did with
Keystone. Appreciate the importance of his Keystone period and there is some
good stuff he did there, but the more mature and careful quality seen here and
later on is obvious.

While not one of his most hilarious or touching, 'The Fireman' is still very
funny with some clever, entertaining and well-timed slapstick and has substance
and pathos that generally were not there with Keystone. It moves quickly and
there is no dullness in sight. The ending is great fun.

Chaplin directs more than competently, if not quite cinematic genius standard
yet. He also, as usual, gives an amusing and expressive performance and at clear
ease with the physicality and substance of the role. The supporting cast acquit
themselves well, particularly a charming Edna Purviance.

In summary, very good and one of the best from Chaplin's 1916 output. 8/10
Bethany Cox

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 * Release date
    * June 12, 1916 (United States)

 * Country of origin
    * United States

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 * Language
    * English

 * Also known as
    * A Gallant Fireman

 * Filming locations
    * 158 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA(Fire Station 29, closed)

 * Production company
    * Lone Star Corporation

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   24 minutes
 * Sound mix
    * Silent

 * Aspect ratio
    * 1.33 : 1


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