
Modern Times(1936)
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..


Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

Charlie Chaplin
Fireman

Edna Purviance
Girl

Lloyd Bacon
Her Father

Eric Campbell
Foreman of the Brigade

Leo White
Owner of Burning House

Charlotte Mineau
Mother

Albert Austin
Fireman

Frank J. Coleman
Fireman

James T. Kelley
Fireman

John Rand
Fireman
The Fireman is a comedy film released in 1916 exploring themes of slapstick comedy. Directed by Charlie Chaplin, it stars Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Lloyd Bacon. Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.
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