''She Loved a Fireman'' is a 1937 film directed by

John Farrow John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 190427 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

and starring

Dick Foran John Nicholas "Dick" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor, known for his performances in Western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Early years Foran was born in Flemington, New Jer ...

and

Ann Sheridan Clara Lou "Ann" Sheridan (February 21, 1915 – January 21, 1967) was an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in the films ''San Quentin'' (1937) with Humphrey Bogart, ''Angels with Dirty Faces'' (1938) with James Cagne ...

. It was also known as I Loved a Fireman and Two Platoons.

Plot

Red Taylor becomes a fireman at a station captained by Captain Shannon.

Cast

as James 'Red' Taylor *

as Marjorie 'Margie' Shannon * Robert Armstrong as Capt. Smokey Shannon *

Eddie Acuff Edward DeKalb Acuff (June 3, 1903 – December 17, 1956) was an American stage and film actor. He frequently was cast as a droll comic relief, in the support of the star. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. Beasley, the postman, in ...

as Skillet Michaels *

Veda Ann Borg Veda Ann Borg (January 11, 1915 – August 16, 1973) was an American film and television actress. Early years Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gottfried Borg, a Swedish immigrant, and Minna Noble, Borg became a model in 1936 before winni ...

as Betty Williams

Production

The film was based on an original story by Charleton Sand.

star of Warners' B Westerns was given the lead role and John Farrow assigned to direct. Filming started 29 June 1937.

Reception

"Our advice would be to look around for the nearest exit", said the ''New York Times''.

References

External links

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at BFI *
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