The Fireman poster

Movie · 1916

The Fireman

Released 12 June 1916 More from 1916 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
James T. Kelley
as Fireman
61
Leo White
as Owner of Burning House
42
Eric Campbell
as Foreman of the Brigade
37
Albert Austin
as Fireman
33
Charlotte Mineau
as Mother
30
Frank J. Coleman
as Fireman
27
Lloyd Bacon
as Her Father
26
Edna Purviance
as Girl
20
FR·02

The numbers

Computed from the cast above
41years between the oldest and youngest billed
61James T. Kelley — oldest on the call sheet
20Edna Purviance — youngest billed
35average age of the credited cast
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