Watch The Burning Stable

In the fall of 1896, the Edison Company was busy making their own versions of other company's hits. Since Biograph films were shot on a different (68mm) format, their pictures could not be shown on regular 35mm projectors, providing Edison with an attractive commercial opportunity. THE BURNING STABLE closely followed STABLE ON FIRE (which Biograph had made in the summer of 1896). Exhibitors sometimes assembled this film and other scenes into a short narrative to tell the story of a fire and a heroic fire company.