The Fire Devil (1920)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The fire devil |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1920 |
| length | 90 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Phil Jutzi |
| production | Carl Becker |
| occupation | |
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Firestarter is a 1920 "Glass House" -Filmstudio in Schlierbach turned silent film - Western , which is called because of its shooting location and Neckar-Western or Western Palatinate. The production company was CB Film (Ludwigshafen).
action
Jack Brown and his sister Mary moved to the Wild West to escape the misery and poverty of the big city. Jack aka "Texas Jack" hires out as a scout. They spend a happy time until one day the brutal gang of fire devils shows up. They raid settlers and banks, leaving a trail of devastation. Finally, Mary's lover is killed in a shootout.
Jack seeks revenge and pursues the bandits. Single-handedly, he takes the stolen goods from them and can provide a member of the fire devil gang. He realizes that it is his missing brother Tom. Years ago he became a criminal out of necessity and has since forgotten his old family. When Jack confronts him with his past, Tom takes his own life out of remorse. Jack, however, has now made peace and marries Ruth, the judge's daughter.
background
In 1912, a film studio was built in Heidelberg-Schlierbach on the site of a former school desk factory, one of the world's first glass constructions. When Hermann Basler returned to Heidelberg from the USA in 1919, the concept of a contemporary genre cinema based on the US model was born. As a result of the first production Bull Arizona - Der Wüstenadler (1919) several westerns were filmed, including The Legacy of the Prairie (Bull Arizona series 2nd part, 1920) and Firebug .
With the introduction of film censorship in May 1920, film production on the Neckar came to an end. Some already completed films, including Firestarter , were banned in retrospect because of their "brutalizing and demoralizing effect."
The film was submitted to the censorship introduced in 1920 on December 31, 1920 in a version shortened by 500 meters and had seven acts at 1966 meters. The film was also banned in this version. An objection to this ban was rejected on March 4, 1921. Due to this ban, the film was only shown very rarely.
In 2007 it was shown to the public at its place of origin with music by Michael Klubertanz.
Web links
- Firestarter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The fire devil at filmportal.de
- Excerpt from the film on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ^ Neckarwestern from Heidelberg. (No longer available online.) In: wand5.de. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013 ; accessed on August 4, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Christian Schröder: For a handful of snow. Tagesspiegel , December 23, 2011, accessed August 4, 2017 .
- ^ Censorship decision: Feuerteufel . (PDF) In: filmportal.de. Retrieved August 4, 2017 .
- ^ Censorship decisions Feuerteufel. In: difarchiv.deutsches-filminstitut.de. Retrieved August 4, 2017 .
- ↑ silent movie of the week 29/2007: Firestarter in the Royal Hall of Heidelberg Castle. (No longer available online.) In: blog.stummfilm.info. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017 ; accessed on August 4, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
