Fire Away (1925)
Nominally about attempts to steal a gold mine, the movie starts out with the air of a realistic comedy, then immediately descends into a series of perfectly timed gags which made me goggle at their improbability -- not the sort of thing you normally think of in a slapstick comedy. Very quickly the unerring ability of ropes to loop themselves around tree roots, stopping Al from plummeting to his death or an explosion to drop him on a bull came to make me goggle again.
Director: Stephen Roberts
Runtime: 17 min
Release Date: November 8, 1925
Cast
Language: No Language
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fire Away about?
- Nominally about attempts to steal a gold mine, the movie starts out with the air of a realistic comedy, then immediately descends into a series of perfectly timed gags which made me goggle at their improbability -- not the sort of thing you normally think of in a slapstick comedy. Very quickly the unerring ability of ropes to loop themselves around tree roots, stopping Al from plummeting to his death or an explosion to drop him on a bull came to make me goggle again.
- Who directed Fire Away?
- Fire Away was directed by Stephen Roberts.
- Who stars in Fire Away?
- Fire Away stars Al St. John, Jim Kelley, Lucille Hutton, Glen Cavender.
- How long is Fire Away?
- Fire Away has a runtime of 17m (17 minutes).