Statutory US Public Domain
1916 Feature
The Fireman
Directed by Charlie Chaplin → • Production: Mutual Film Corporation
The Fireman is a 1916 film and the second one Charlie Chaplin distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. Released on June 12, it starred Chaplin as the fireman and Edna Purviance as the daughter to Lloyd Bacon. The film is viewable free of charge on YouTube.
Runtime
21 minutes
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Academy (Pillarbox)
Archival Copies
1 Vault Holding(s)
Classification
Pre-1929 Statutory
The Video Boneyard Vault Holdings
Archival Master Preserved in Studio Vaults
This title is cataloged and preserved across physical storage drives D: & E: in The Video Boneyard archival collection (1 vault master holding). A broadcast-grade restoration with dynamic loudness normalization is scheduled for streaming release on our YouTube channel.
⚖️ Statutory Public Domain Clearance Provenance
First published in 1916 (prior to January 1, 1929). Under United States copyright statute (17 U.S.C. § 304(b)), copyright protection has conclusively expired by operation of law. This motion picture has permanently entered the US Public Domain and is free from copyright restriction.