A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre (1904): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1904, A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre is an acción and drama film, running about 1 minutes.

What it’s about. This short, otherwise unremarkable feature is of some interest because of the way that it unabashedly caters to the tastes that it perceived in its audiences. Besides combining the elements of the risqué 'blue' movies of the era with the popularity of movies about fires, it also attempted to use the combination to get extra mileage out of it. The movie's title summarises the setup, and most of the footage shows firefighters using ladders to rescue stage girls, clad in portions of their costumes, from an upper level. Although it all seems pretty tame by today's standards, it no doubt provided its male viewers with some brief moments of excitement as the various women hurried down the ladders with their costumes in disarray.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Fire in a Burlesque Theatre tend to enjoy El caballero oscuro, El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey, Origen and El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo.