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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1270

The Third Alarm

192270 minUnited States

Synopsis

Veteran firefighter Dan McDowell loses his place when motor engines replace the horses he knows so well. His reduced income threatens his son's medical studies, and a major fire eventually brings the family's sacrifices and loyalties into the same crisis.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 57:21
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Emory Johnson / Film Booking Offices of America · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

Ralph Lewis

Johnnie Walker

Ella Hall

DirectorsEmory Johnson

Behind the scenes

For the burning-building scenes, a condemned Los Angeles apartment building was set alight under fire department supervision. Emilie Johnson wrote the story directed by her son Emory.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Ralph Lewis — First National Pictures · CC0
Johnnie Walker — Johnnie Walker management · Public domain
Ella Hall — Unknown photographer; URL: http://silentgents.com/BBHall.html · Public domain

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