FIREFIGHTERS (Theatrical Release USA 1922)

 Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì

Fire Fighters—cute, but a bit boring short silent film—has everything necessary to make a good film, but falls flat in presentation. The young people are good actors but there is no flare to the movie.

Film Poster Courtesy of IMDb

Storyline

Neighborhood children foil a bootlegger.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Directors Robert F. McGowan and Tom McNamara for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Hal Roach for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Peggy (Peggy Cartwright), Roosevelt Pershing Smith (Jackie Condon), Booker T. Bacon (Ernest Morrison), Elmo Billings, Richard Billings, Betsy Ann Hisle, Kenneth Johnson, George Ward, Allen Farina Hoskins, and Dinah.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. This film works as an academic study, but fails to provide real entertainment value. It would fail even the younger child.

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