Her First Flame (1920) User Reviews

Early comedy short.

[Mozjoukine · 19 July 2014]

Better than the other surviving Gale Henry vehicle The DETECTRESS.

In the future, men and women have changed roles. Henry runs for Fire Chief, against sturdy rival Allen, who has all the voters going through the door that admits people to her ballot box but Henry wins by stuffing her box in a variety of disguises, including black face.

There's a fire & Henry's all girl brigade is called. The members get there faster by walking than she does repairing the flat tire on the fire wagon. The her loved one is rescued and rival Allen is defeated. Happy end.

The sex inversion premise is mildly interesting. Technique is just adequate. So so Alpha DVD quality.

Her First Flame was my second viewing of a Gale Henry silent comedy short

[tavm · 4/10 · 13 March 2021]

This is the second Gale Henry silent comedy short I just watched on the one-disc DVD set called Female Comediennes. First there's an election on who becomes fire chief. Gale wins by disguising herself several times when going to the ballot box. So then she and her team has to put out a fire but they don't seem to know what to do once they get there! Some funny visual gags compensate for lack of logic much of the time. So that's a partial recommendation for Her First Flame.