Life of an American Fireman

Jan 21, 1903

0h 7m

★ 6.0

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...

Genres

Action

Production Companies

Edison Studios

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Cast

The Girl

Vivian Vaughan

The Fire Chief

James H. White

The Fireman (uncredited)

Arthur White

Policeman

Edwin S. Porter

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6.8

Powder Keg

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The Driver is drafted by the UN to rescue a wounded war photographer named Harvey Jacobs from out of hostile territory. While they are leaving Jacobs tells the Driver about the horrors he saw as a photographer, but he regrets his inability to help war victims. Jacobs answers the driver curiosity about why he is a photographer by saying how his mother taught him to see. He gives the Driver the film needed for a New York Times story and also his dog tags to give to his mother. When they reach the border, they are confronted by a guard who begins to draw arms as Jacobs begins taking pictures, trying to get himself killed. The Driver drives through a hail of gunfire to the border, but finds Jacobs killed by a bullet through the seat. The Driver arrives in America to visit Jacobs' mother and share the news of him winning the Pulitzer prize and hand over the dog tags, only to discover that she is blind.

6.6

Ticker

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6.6

A Gentlemen's Duel

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6.4

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

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5.7

Maple Leaf Viewing

Nov 28, 1899

[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) as an ogress who has disguised herself as the Princess Sarashina. Filmed by Shibata Tsunekichi in the open air on a windy day in November 1899, Danjuro would allow only the one take, so that when his fan blew away in mid-performance the scene had to stay. The film re-emerged at the Kikikan theatre in 1907 where it was a great success and inspired a wave of fiction filmmaking based on traditional Japanese narratives. (cont. http://victorian-cinema.net/danjuro)

6.3

Chosen

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0.0

Cleaning in Progress

Aug 5, 2008

Four friends, Abdul, Jason, Angela and Danielle enrolled at university with two things in mind: to pass their degree and have fun at the same time. They attended induction day to find out the first year exams weren't compulsory, so they did what any other student would do, take the year off.

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3.5

NOVR

Nov 17, 2013

As their planet is being ripped apart two young soldiers Ashmal and Zack stumble across something that might be mankind's only hope for survival against an overwhelming alien invasion. A NOVR.

7.1

Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation

Aug 10, 2010

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0.0

The Wedding

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By the time Tony found out that his illegal card room was $10,000 short, Kent would be long gone. He had pulled this kind of caper a hundred times. Kent didn't need a partner, but he couldn't resist sharing the experience with Kim, the diner waitress who could make his operation a whole lot easier. So why did Kent find himself holed up in a retirement home with a wounded woman, a man gunning for him and a group of senior citizens asking him to fix their AC? Would Kent let his greed do him in? Or would he find redemption?

7.1

Easy Street

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A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

7.6

Ward 13

Jun 6, 2003

After a car accident, Ben wakes up in hospital. Not knowing where he is or what is going on, he starts exploring the corridors...only to find that the staff don't have his health in mind! The hapless patient must pull himself together and do everything he can to escape. It's an action/horror/comedy — ending with the wheelchair chase from hell!

6.9

Oktapodi

May 31, 2008

Two Octopi fight for their lives with a stubborn restaurant cook in a comical escape through the streets of a small Greek village.

8.5

Stop-and-Cop Interactive

Dec 31, 2009

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6.8

G.I. Joe: Ninja Battles

Sep 15, 2004

The history of the Arashikage Clan as well as the history of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow's rivalry are examined through a series of trials.

7.0

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

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5.5

Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

Jan 18, 1908

A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.

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