The Last Alarm

Hmmm... the fact that this is one... the FIRST.. of only three films directed by William West gives us an idea of the quality of film we are about to see. Farrell MacDonald is "Jim", trying to retire from the fire department. MacDonald had been in films since the silents. Polly Young is his wife.. this was one of the last things she did. It all moves pretty slowly. Monogram Pictures. Almost like a documentary, we follow along as the insurance company and the arson squad investigate. SO much old footage of petroleum tanks burning... buildings burning. That must have been a thing at the time. Some firebug is burning things up, and Jim Hadley must figure out who it is! mehhhhhhh... its all so-so. Showing on Epix Vault channel. Not good, not bad. somewhere in-between......