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When the Fire-Bells Rang

1912 11 min English

They are brothers; one is a member of the village fire department, the other the property man at the "Opry House." A traveling dramatic company arrives, and. in putting on a Roman tragedy, needs twenty "supers" to play "Roman soldiers." "Props" engages the members of the fire company, who are rehearsed and dressed in Roman costumes. Everything goes fine until the fire-bells ring out an alarm, then, well...

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Mack Sennett Director · Morris H. Black Story

United States release May 8, 1912 · Produced in United States

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Biograph Company

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United States

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English

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No dialogue

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United States · May 8, 1912

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