Life of an American Fireman

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A fireman rushes into a carriage to rescue a woman from a house fire. He breaks the windowpanes and carries the woman to safety; after dangerous and uncertain moments he also saves the woman... Read allA fireman rushes into a carriage to rescue a woman from a house fire. He breaks the windowpanes and carries the woman to safety; after dangerous and uncertain moments he also saves the woman's son.A fireman rushes into a carriage to rescue a woman from a house fire. He breaks the windowpanes and carries the woman to safety; after dangerous and uncertain moments he also saves the woman's son.

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- George S. Fleming
- Edwin S. Porter
Writer
- Edwin S. Porter
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6.4/10

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Directors
- George S. Fleming
- Edwin S. Porter
Writer
- Edwin S. Porter
Stars

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- 1 win

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Edwin S. Porter

Policeman
(uncredited)

Vivian Vaughan

The Girl
(uncredited)

Arthur White

The Fireman
(uncredited)

James H. White

Fire Chief
(uncredited)

Directors
- George S. Fleming
- Edwin S. Porter
Writer
- Edwin S. Porter
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There are actually two versions of this film. One version (the re-edit) was shown to the public as a demonstration of the earliest use of editing. It was later discovered that somebody re-edited this film in the 1930s or 1940s based on the real footage that had been salvaged. In the original version of the film, the interior point of view is shown first and completed. Then the exact same action repeating itself is shown again from the exterior.

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Featured in Hollywood (1980)

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7/10

There is still no montage

A fireman rushes into a carriage to rescue a woman from a house fire. Breaks the window glasses and he goes down with the woman. After dangerous and uncertain moments, the fireman save the woman' s son, too. There is still no montage but sometimes the shots are of different angles. Among the first films of a vein that starts at the beginning of the twentieth century and continues into the 21st century with series like "Chicago fire".