The Towering Inferno The Towering Inferno The Towering Inferno is a 1974 American drama disaster film produced by Irwin Allen featuring an all-star cast led by Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. The picture was directed by John Guillermin. A co-production between 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros., it was the first film to be a joint venture by two major Hollywood studios. It was adapted by Stirling Silliphant from a pair of novels, "The Tower" by Richard Martin Stern and "The Glass Inferno" by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson. The film earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture
The Little Fire Chief Pennsylvania, Maryland, Louisiana, and Missouri. The film was also shown in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada by the Province Theatre. Bowers does not cite any trade publication reviews for this film, making it unlikely that the film was given attention in "The New York Dramatic Mirror", "The Moving Picture World" or "The Moving Picture News" publications. The film was apparently a success at the Province Theater when it was shown in Vancouver. It is possible that non-advertisement reviews of the film may exist in other publications. The Little Fire Chief The Little Fire Chief is a 1910 American silent short comedy