The Fireman & the Girl - Production & Contact Info

The Fireman & the Girl (1914)
Short | Short, Drama

Primary photo for The Fireman & the Girl

The Fireman & the Girl (1914)

Short | Short, Drama

Larry Earle, the idol of Engine Company No. 7, decides to spend his vacation in the country. Hiram Stewart, his expectant host, calls for him at the station and they drive toward the farm. On the way their buggy meets with an accident and ...See moreLarry Earle, the idol of Engine Company No. 7, decides to spend his vacation in the country. Hiram Stewart, his expectant host, calls for him at the station and they drive toward the farm. On the way their buggy meets with an accident and they are compelled to seek assistance from Sarah Lane. She makes an immediate and deep impression on Larry. While out on his subsequent trips through the country, Larry frequently meets Sarah. She tells him that she is the adopted daughter of a neighboring farmer whose son, Jim, wants to marry her. Her affections for Jim are not very encouraging to that person. Realizing that in Larry he has a strong rival for the hand of Sarah, a fierce hatred is nurtured in the breast of Jim, who vows to rid himself of the fireman. Larry, seeing him abusing the girl, goes to her assistance. Soon the two rivals are locked in a deadly embrace. Struggling in the middle of a stream, they lose their footing and are carried by the rushing waters over the falls and along the rapids, still fighting desperately. Larry proves the victor and is compelled to go to the assistance of the exhausted Jim. He learns that Larry and the girl intend to meet the next morning to elope and enlists the aid of his father in frustrating them. They capture Sarah and conceal her in a cave in back of a waterfall. Larry misses Sarah at the appointed rendezvous and traces her to her place of concealment but sees that she is guarded by her two captors. Securing a long rope, he lowers himself over the falls and makes known his presence to the girl, whose guards have gone to watch at the entrance to the cave. They stealthily approach Jim, who, left by his father, momentarily relaxes his vigilance, and overpower him. Binding him tightly, they hasten to Larry's boarding house, where his hostess kindly loans the girl a change of raiment. Jim is found by his father, who releases him, and they prepare to overtake the firemen and his sweetheart. Larry and Sarah have meanwhile driven to the village for the purpose of being married by the justice of the peace, who is also the sheriff. While pronouncing the final words, the pursuers are seen hurrying to the spot heavily armed. The sheriff hastily enters the buggy with the nearly married couple, and they drive for the train in an effort to evade trouble. Just as the train rolls in, the sheriff succeeds in marrying the lovers, who board it as it pulls out of the station. Jim and his father, realizing that they have been outwitted, determine to follow and wreak vengeance on the happy couple, but Cody, the sheriff, holds them back at the point of his gun. Larry and his bride, installed in their new home, decide to ask the old man and Jim to visit them, telling them that they hold no grievances toward them. Their invitation is accepted, and Sarah meets them at the station. Guided through the streets of the city, they spy a fire-alarm box and ask Sarah regarding it. She decides to demonstrate its workings, and innocently pulls the alarm. With a clattering and banging, the fire apparatus responds to the call. Great is Larry's surprise when he learns that his bride is the cause of the false alarm. He explains the situation to his amused comrades, who decide to teach the rubes a lesson. In a moment, Sarah, sheltered by Larry's rubber coat, and the two farmers, whose only shelter is a cotton umbrella, are the center of a veritable cloudburst, the firemen having turned all the available hose on them. After the downpour ceases the little party, drenched but forgiving, pursue a dripping course to the haven of Larry's home. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for The Fireman & the Girl.

Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Thurlow Bergen Larry Earle - the Fireman Larry Earle - the Fireman See fewer	The Lottery Man (1916)
Elsie Esmond Sarah Lane Sarah Lane See fewer	The Royal Family of Broadway (1930)
Robin H. Townley Jim Jim See fewer	The Candidates (1918)
Frank Brownlee Old Man Earle - Jim's Father Old Man Earle - Jim's Father See fewer	The Return of Mary (1918)
Howard Cody Sheriff / Justice of the Peace Sheriff / Justice of the Peace See fewer	Patria (1917)
Michael Conway Fireman Fireman See fewer	The Fireman & the Girl (1914)
Jack Knight Fireman Fireman See fewer	The Fireman & the Girl (1914)
F.W. Stewart Fire Chief Fire Chief See fewer	The Crusher (1917)
Bessie Wharton Actress Actress See fewer	The City (1916)
John Winiescky Fireman Fireman See fewer	The Fireman & the Girl (1914)
Louis Wolheim Actor Actor See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Sol Zinberg Fireman Fireman See fewer	The Fireman & the Girl (1914)
Leopold Wharton Cameo (uncredited) Cameo (uncredited) See fewer	Beatrice Fairfax (1916)