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Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Fire Rescue — H & L
Also known as Fire Rescue Scene in the USA : [Fire Rescue]
(1894) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise
Cast: (unknown)
Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Cinematography by W.K.L. Dickson and William Heise. / No copyright registration. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Early Kinetograph camera films were shot at approximately 48 frames per second. The film was shot at the Black Maria studio, West Orange, New Jersey, at some time between 1 October and 17 December 1894. The ‘R’ on a card in the lower left portion of frame indicates the film was shot for the Raff & Gammon Kinetoscope Company for domestic distribution. This internal production indication was not used before 1 October 1894. The original film can bears the title Fire Rescue — H & L [Hook and Ladder]. Website-AFI erroneously lists the released year as 1897.
Drama.
Synopsis: [Raff & Gammon catalog, October 1894, page ?] Fire Rescue Scene, Showing Fine Smoke Effects and Uniformed Firemen in Action. • [From Edison promotional materials] Firemen in working uniform, rubber coats, helmets and boots. Thrilling rescue from burning building. Smoke effects are fine.
Survival status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive, and in the George Eastman Museum film archive.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Firemen - Ladders - Smoke
Listing updated: 21 March 2012.
References: Leyda-Before pp. 80, 88; Magliozzi-Treasures n. 3654; Musser-Emerge pp. 86, 602; Ramsaye-Million p. 838 : Website-AFI.
Home video: DVD.
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