Back in the early to mid-1920s, Walt Disney made a string of film starring a live girl, Alice (Virginia Davis), and her adventures in a cartoon world. While "Alice the Fire Fighter" is not among the best of these films, it's a good example of what this series of films were like. This one finds Alice and her cat working as fire fighters--and a whole bunch of other lookalike cats as well. A cartoon building is on fire and Alice really doesn't do all that much in this one--mostly it's up to the cat. And, as a reward for saving the life of a girl kitty, he gets a big kiss. All in all, not a brilliant film but one that is clearly better than the average cartoon of the day and worth a look today--especially so you can see Disney's roots.
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Alice the Fire Fighter
Michael_Elliott20 July 2015
Alice the Fire Fighter (1926)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
A five story building catches fire so Julius and Alice, both fire fighters, race to the scene to try and save everyone. ALICE THE FIRE FIGHTER is a decent entry in the series, although there's no question that it's not nearly as good as some of the better ones but there's still enough here to make it worth viewing. The highlight certainly comes towards the end of the picture when Julius must be creative when it comes time to save someone who has inhaled too much smoke. If you're a fan of the series then obviously you're going to want to check this one out since there's some great animation scattered throughout and there are also a couple nice laughs. Fans of the Alice character will be happy to know she's got a somewhat bigger part here.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
A five story building catches fire so Julius and Alice, both fire fighters, race to the scene to try and save everyone. ALICE THE FIRE FIGHTER is a decent entry in the series, although there's no question that it's not nearly as good as some of the better ones but there's still enough here to make it worth viewing. The highlight certainly comes towards the end of the picture when Julius must be creative when it comes time to save someone who has inhaled too much smoke. If you're a fan of the series then obviously you're going to want to check this one out since there's some great animation scattered throughout and there are also a couple nice laughs. Fans of the Alice character will be happy to know she's got a somewhat bigger part here.
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