The life of an American fireman

Duration: 6

Year Published: 19--

Creator: Thomas A. Edison Company.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; University of California (System). Extension Media Center.

Description: Film restored from Library of Congress paper prints.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CUY.; Edwin S. Porter's classic documentary using partly staged, partly authenic footage. Opens with a doubly exposed montage scene showing a fireman sitting at the fire station and a women and a baby in a burning building. In the course of the ensuing excitment, the woman and baby are saved and the fire extinguished.; PFA 1604-01-12193. D0004; Silent with no intertitles.; PFA 1604-01-12193. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: 2004/3/ 1 good; light to moderate scratches; picture quality is fair, dupey print CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: May 31, 2006 poor print quality due to paper print original.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE