Fire Engines at Work
(1900) United States of America
B&W : 50 feet
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
The Selig Polyscope Company production; distributed by The Selig Polyscope Company. / [?] 35mm spherical format?
Documentary: Actuality.
Synopsis: [From 1903 Selig promotional materials] You have all seen fire engines running to a fire, and many of them. It remained for us to produce the first moving picture of a fire engine at work right in the midst of a great fire, showing the engineer attending to his engine, the great monster puffing and snorting and emitting cinders and smoke at a great rate. This is a fine picture, because it is true to life. Try this, and please your audience.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 28 January 2010.
References: Musser-Emerge pp. 291, 602 : Website-AFI.
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