Buster Keaton's worst fireman tries to save three women. What could go wrong? Everything.
Buster becomes a fireman, but unfortunately not a particularly good one. He has a chance to prove himself, however, when three women are trapped in a burning building.
Practical Effects
Keaton performed his own stunts on rickety 1930s fire trucks.
Direction
Two directors, zero dialogue, maximum physical comedy precision.
Director
Raymond Kane
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Keaton's Educational Pictures shorts, made after his MGM contract ended and his creative control vanished.
The 'incompetent fireman' trope dominated silent comedy—Chaplin, Lloyd, and Keaton all played one, but only Keaton made him oddly dignified.
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