The Fourth Alarm Explained

The Fourth Alarm
Director:Robert F. McGowan
Producer:Hal Roach
F. Richard Jones
Editing:Richard C. Currier
Distributor:Pathé Exchange
Runtime:20 minutes
Country:United States
Language:Silent (English intertitles)

The Fourth Alarm is a 1926 short silent comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan.[1] [2] It was the 53rd Our Gang short subject to be released.[3] It was later reworked in Hook and Ladder in 1932.

Notes

This is Mary Kornman's final Our Gang appearance as a child. She would appear again later in several episodes as an adult.

Plot

The group establishes their own junior fire department by repurposing an old barn into a firehouse. However, when they are called to a real fire, they encounter challenges, particularly Farina, who struggles to manage the high pressure of the fire hose.

Cast

The Gang

Additional cast

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Progressive Silent Film List: The Fourth Alarm . September 14, 2008. silentera.com.
  2. Web site: New York Times: The Fourth Alarm . https://web.archive.org/web/20091101103140/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/226171/The-Fourth-Alarm/overview . dead . November 1, 2009 . Movies & TV Dept. . . . Hal Erickson . Hal Erickson (author) . 2009 . September 14, 2008.
  3. Book: Maltin . Leonard . Bann . Richard W. . Our Gang: The Life and Times of the Little Rascals . 1977 . Crown Publishers . 67–68 . 3 March 2024.