This film is certified U
Contains mild comic violence
The Fireman
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In this classic Chaplin short, he comedy great plays a bumbling fireman who gets caught up in an insurance scam.
In Chaplin’s second short for Mutual Film Productions, he plays a bumbling fireman who gets caught up in an insurance scam.
The Fireman is notable for some interesting early uses of comic effects, such as running the film backwards to make firemen go up the firemen’s pole. After the film was released Chaplin received a fan letter which advised him he was becoming a slave to the public; Chaplin took the advice to heart and thenceforth tried to avoid pandering to audience expectations.