Movie
The Fireman
Overview
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Details
- Release date
- 1916-06-12
- Runtime
- 26 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Lone Star Corporation
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlie Chaplin as Fireman
- Edna Purviance as Girl
- Lloyd Bacon as Her Father
- Eric Campbell as Foreman of the Brigade
- Leo White as Owner of Burning House
- Charlotte Mineau as Mother
- Albert Austin as Fireman
- Frank J. Coleman as Fireman
- James T. Kelley as Fireman
- John Rand as Fireman
Crew
- Charlie Chaplin - Director
- Vincent Bryan - Writer
- Maverick Terrell - Writer
- Charlie Chaplin - Writer
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