Stillman Fires Collection: FDNY Chief Officers

★★★ · With people named Bluffs and Schwank! · Spuzz · 2004-01-05

While yes, this short is dominated by unnamed fire department wags walking up and down trying not to notice the camera, if you look beyond that, you can catch some fascinating footage of New York in the 20's, the stoops, the cars, and the fashions! I mean I love the flapper costume the little girl was wearing! Also, look for the movie poster for the lonnnnnng forgotten movie "Journey To Chinatown" made by Fox in 1926! There is another bit at the end of how a call gets to the station. It's not bad.

★★★ · Lots of Firemen Walking Down the Street · Christine Hennig · 2006-06-14

Silent film from the 20s showing the various officers of the New York Fire Department. They do this by filming the various firemen walking down the street. Off course, this gives you some great glimpses of 1920s New York Streets, which is good, because otherwise this would be boring. Tacked on the end is a segment on fire alarms which is fairly interesting. Again, this has historical value in documenting the NYFD in the 20s. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ***.