Life of an American Fireman (1901)
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, suggesting influence, to Fire!, made by James Williamson in Hove, England in October 1901.
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