Life of an American Fireman

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...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 1903

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english, NO LANGUAGE

Countries

United States of America

Production

Edison Studios,Edison Manufacturing Company

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0000447