Review of The Fireman (1916) by Kevin N — 16 Apr 2009

An amusing if minor entry into Chaplin's Mutual career. This one predicts some of his later "comedy on wheels", catering to gags on a firewagon and high-pressure knick-of-time jokes. It isn't laugh-out-loud funny, and a lot of these scenes had been done plenty of times by the Tramp beforehand, but they are scrapbooked here in a tidy package good for smiles.