The Still Alarm (1926 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Laemmle |
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| Based on | The Still Alarm by Joseph Arthur and A.C. Wheeler |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 7 reels |
| Country | United States |
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The Still Alarm is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Helene Chadwick, William Russell, and Richard Travers, based on the 1887 play of the same name.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]As described in a film magazine review,[3] Lucy leaves her husband, fireman Richard Fay, for the politician Perry Dunn. Eighteen years later, Dick is a fire battalion chief. His adopted daughter Drina meets the modeste Madame Celeste, who really is the missing Lucy. Dunn decoys Drina to his apartment. Fire breaks out and Dick and other firemen arrive. Dick discovers Drina in the building and rescues her. He then thrashes Dunn. Trapped in the flames, he lowers Dunn to safety. Dick and his men escape along a narrow cornice, pressed against the wall in single file, until out of the building. Drina is taken home by Lucy, and later a reconciliation follows.
Cast
[edit]- Helene Chadwick as Lucy Fay
- William Russell as Richard Fay
- Richard Travers as Perry Dunn
- Edna Marion as Drina Fay
- Andy Todd as John T. Murray
- Guy Edward Hearn as Tom Brand
- Erin La Bissoniere as Masie Mush
- Dot Farley as Mrs. Maloney
- Jacques D'Auray as Manager of Modiste Shop
- Kasha Haroldi (uncredited)
Preservation
[edit]A print of The Still Alarm, on loan from a private collector, is in the collection of the Library of Congress.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Munden p. 77
- ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Still Alarm at silentera.com
- ^ Pardy, George T. (January 16, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Still Alarm", Motion Picture News, 33 (3), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 305, retrieved January 16, 2023
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Still Alarm
Bibliography
[edit]- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
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