Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom...
Life of an American Fireman has generally received positive reviews.
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Life of an American Fireman was released in 1903 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving Life of an American Fireman (1903) an average rating of 62%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 92%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed Life of an American Fireman a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 62%, Life of an American Fireman is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1903, which stands at 62%.
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