Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
Practical Effects
Real fire stunts with 1916 safety standards (none).
Acting
Chaplin's fireman: cowardly, clumsy, accidentally brave.
Director
Charlie Chaplin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Chaplin shot this during his prolific 1916 Mutual contract, releasing 12 films that year alone.
The burning building was a real vacant structure—studios regularly destroyed actual properties for authenticity before fire codes existed.
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