The Still Alarm (1926 film)

The Still Alarm
The Still Alarm
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Directed by	Edward Laemmle
Written by	Charles Kenyon; Harvey J. O'Higgins (adaptation);
Based on	The Still Alarm; by Joseph Arthur and A.C. Wheeler
Produced by	Carl Laemmle
Starring	Helene Chadwick; William Russell; Richard Travers;
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 2, 1926;
Running time	7 reels
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Still Alarm is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Edward Laemmle and starring Helene Chadwick, William Russell, and Richard Travers, based on the 1887 play of the same name.^[1]^[2]

Plot

As described in a film magazine review,^[3] Lucy leaves her husband, fireman Richard Fay, for the politician Perry Dunn. Eighteen years later, Dick is a fire battalion chief. His adopted daughter Drina meets the modeste Madame Celeste, who really is the missing Lucy. Dunn decoys Drina to his apartment. Fire breaks out and Dick and other firemen arrive. Dick discovers Drina in the building and rescues her. He then thrashes Dunn. Trapped in the flames, he lowers Dunn to safety. Dick and his men escape along a narrow cornice, pressed against the wall in single file, until out of the building. Drina is taken home by Lucy, and later a reconciliation follows.

Cast

Helene Chadwick as Lucy Fay
William Russell as Richard Fay
Richard Travers as Perry Dunn
Edna Marion as Drina Fay
Andy Todd as John T. Murray
Guy Edward Hearn as Tom Brand
Erin La Bissoniere as Masie Mush
Dot Farley as Mrs. Maloney
Jacques D'Auray as Manager of Modiste Shop
Kasha Haroldi (uncredited)

Preservation

A print of The Still Alarm, on loan from a private collector, is in the collection of the Library of Congress.^[4]

References

^ Munden p. 77
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Still Alarm at silentera.com
^ Pardy, George T. (January 16, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: The Still Alarm", Motion Picture News, 33 (3), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 305, retrieved January 16, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: The Still Alarm

Bibliography

Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.