| On the Fire | |
| Director: | Hal Roach |
| Producer: | Hal Roach |
| Starring: | Harold Lloyd |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | Silent English intertitles |
On the Fire is a 1919 American short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Some prints have the title of the film as The Chef. Prints of the film survive in several film archives,[1] and it is available on DVD.
Harold and Snub are chefs in an upscale restaurant. Harold, an idler, does many of his cooking tasks using pulleys, long-handled implements, and other gadgets so he does not have to leave his chair. When a customer orders a seafood dinner, and Harold tries to catch fish from the restaurant's fountain for it, he is reassigned from the kitchen to become a waiter. Trying to favor the female diners at the tables, Harold quickly runs afoul of the customers.