The Substitute Fireman

Where to Watch The Substitute Fireman (1915)

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Released August 7th, 1915, 'The Substitute Fireman' stars Helen Holmes, Robyn Adair, Edward Roberts The NR movie has a runtime of about 13 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A warm friendship springs up between Quirkly and Helen, when the fireman saves the girl's life. In his desire to be near Helen, Quirkly obtains a room in the house where the girl telegrapher boards. Badger, a crook, stopping in the same house, learns that Quirkly is in the habit of carrying his savings in a bag suspended from his neck. Entering the room with a confederate, Badger chloroforms the fireman and steals the money. Helen hears the noise of the struggle, but comes too late to apprehend the crooks." .

'The Substitute Fireman' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on August 7th, 1915

The Hazards of Helen

Long running movie series adventure train films. This thrill-a-minute series was the longest running of the entire silent film era. It was produced between 1914 and 1917, and consisted of 119 almost weekly episodes. The series began with silent serial film queen Helen Holmes as the star - with an occasional actor taking over the lead. Eventually Helen Gibson took over the role of Helen. Unlike the cliffhanger serials of the era, The Hazards of Helen is actually a film series made up of near autonomous single reel twelve-minute melodramas. Most episodes of this series are presumed lost.