Life of an American Fireman (1903)
- Directed by
- Edwin S. Porter
- Genre
- drama film, action film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 130 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A short silent film from 1903 shows firefighters rescuing a woman and a child from a burning building. It is one of the earliest American narrative films.
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What happens
Life of an American Fireman is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a woman and child from a burning building. It bears notable similarities to the 1901 British short film Fire!, directed by James Williamson. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Daring Daylight Burglary (1903)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.