The Fireman

(1916)

Comedy / Silent

32 minutes

Directed by Charles Chaplin

Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Eric Campbell

Charlie is a fireman who always does everything wrong. A man talks the Fire Chief into ignoring his burning home. He wants the insurance money, unaware that his daughter is upstairs in the house. When the house next door catches fire its owner rouses Charlie, who rouses the force.