1970s in film was far less successful. "The Towering Inferno" teamed Steve McQueen and Paul Newman against a fire in a San Francisco skyscraper. The film cost a whopping $14 million to produce (expensive for its time), and won Academy Awards for Cinematography, Film Editing, and Best Original Song. The same year, the epic "Earthquake" featured questionable effects (camera shake and models) to achieve a destructive 9.9 earthquake in Los Angeles. Despite this, the film was one of the most successful of its time, earning $80 million at box office. By the late 1970s, the novelty had worn off and the disasters had
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