The Fire-Bug

Biograph summary: Unquestionably the most intense dramatic production in moving pictures. The Firebug, a degenerate and pervert, makes his way into a suburban home with intent to rob. After the manner of his kind he starts a fire in the cellar to throw the house into an uproar leaving him free for his work. He is discovered, however, by a little child, and in order that she may not give the alarm he seizes her and makes his escape with her in his arms through the cellar window. The father, after a hard fight with the flames, organizes a pursuing party, and a dramatic chase ensues, the Firebug being finally brought to bay in an old barn, where he uses the child as a shield against the bullets of his pursuers. He is finally brought down by the father, who leaps upon him from the barn window, and after a terrific hand-to-hand struggle he is killed by a bullet from a revolver in the hands of one of the pursuers. The reunion of the little girl with the father and mother forms a dramatic climax to the production. The scenic effects throughout are magnificent. The first part of the production is colored without extra charge. Photographically, the Firebug is one of the most perfect moving pictures ever made.