Ända sedan hon var liten har Georgia Nolan haft en enda dröm: att bli brandman, precis som sin pappa. Men i 1932 års New York är det tyvärr en omöjlighet för kvinnor. När flera av stadens brandmän försvinner i mystiska bränder som bränner ner teatrarna på Broadway till grunden, ser Georgia ett gyllene tillfälle. Hon klär ut sig till "Joe", en klumpig ung man som blir en del av den nybildade gruppen av brandmän som får i uppdrag att stoppa mordbrännaren. Georgia måste dölja sin riktiga identitet till varje pris, inte minst eftersom hennes pappa är ansvarig för den riskfyllda utredningen.
Mänskligheten måste kämpa för att överleva när Jorden invaderats av fientliga UFO's som ska förstöra planeten. Medans striderna pågår, smyger några astronauter ombord på moderskeppet där de upptäcker en portal till utomjordingarnas hemvärld. De lyckas varna jorden innan de blir brutalt mördade. Jorden skickar ett team av elitspecialister genom portalen där de försöker stoppa invasionen från andra sidan. Men är kampen redan förlorad för mänskligheten?
The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Władysław Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.
The story of a fire captain who lost eight men in the collapse of the World Trade Center and the editor who helps him prepare the eulogies he must deliver.
This short dramatic film illustrates a cooperative program of fire protection that was carried out across Alberta in the late 1950s. It presents the problems inherent in a voluntary fire brigade, as well as the everyday heroes who step up and get the job done. The film is an entertaining look at how a crew that was once considered to be the joke of the town can evolve into the best fire brigade in the West.
The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.
Mickey, Donald and Goofy are a fire department. As you might expect, their attempts at fighting a boardinghouse fire are not particularly effective. They hear Clarabelle singing in the bathtub and rescue her, tub and all, against her will (she won't believe there's a fire).
An average, everyday metalworker and volunteer firefighter content in his marriage to his childhood sweetheart finds his emotions unexpectedly stirred when he falls for a pretty waitress from a nearby town.
Brandman Sam på brandstationen Pontypandy är alltid redo att rycka ut och när Herman Price tror att han sett ett flygande tefat blir det startskottet för en spännande räddningsaktion! Samtidigt kommer tv-programmet Bob Douglas Rymdisjakten till stan och alla blir som rymdspanartokiga. Men snart börjar brandman Sam ana oråd. Är Bob Douglas verkligen den han utger sig för att vara eller har han något med utomjordingarna att göra?
Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London under control during the blitz and fire bombings of WWII.
This Theatre of Life series short, produced with the cooperation of the Los Angeles Fire Department, emphasizes fire safety and fire prevention. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the switching system used to dispatch the proper equipment to fires, as well as a look at life in the fire station and fire fighter training. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
The film Fire Over London is about the operation of the London Fire Brigade. In an office's switchboard room we see one of the hideous T&N green and ivory telephones supplied by General Telephone Systems. Another shot deep in the bowels of St Paul's Cathedral gives a glimpse of a two-tone grey ATE 'Coffin Phone' as used on Communications Systems private exchange systems.
This ABC documentary special provides a detailed look into the disastrous fire that ravaged Paris' revered Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019. Firsthand accounts of firefighters, clergy, local officials and those who were inside the cathedral on April 15, 2019, as well as harrowing footage from within the inferno, tell the story of the fire watched around the world.
Small-town businessmen decide to establish a Fire Department; they lack polish, at first.
All hands to the pump! This demonstration of a 125 year old fire engine shows it can still be useful when the need arises.