# Life of an American Fireman (original uncut version)

Life of an American Fireman is a short, silent film Edwin S. Porter made for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was shot late in 1902 and distributed early in 1903. One of the earliest American narrative films, it depicts the rescue of a woman and child from a burning building.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1913
- Runtime: 6 min
- By: Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genres: Silent
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_of_an_American_Fireman_(original_uncut_version).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Edwin Stanton Porter
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/102904944?play=1)