She Loved a Fireman (1937)

After his political days are over, Red decides to become a fireman. He takes the exam, goes to fire college and is stationed at Company 27. That station is commanded by Captain Shannon, who... See full summary »

Director:

John Farrow

Writers:

Carlton Sand (screenplay), Morton Grant (screenplay),

Stars:

Dick Foran, Ann Sheridan, Robert Armstrong

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Dick Foran	...	James 'Red' Tyler
Ann Sheridan	...	Marjorie 'Margie' Shannon
Robert Armstrong	...	Capt. Smokey Shannon
Eddie Acuff	...	Skillet Michaels
Veda Ann Borg	...	Betty Williams
May Beatty	...	Mrs. Michaels
Eddy Chandler	...	Tim Callahan (as Eddie Chandler)
Lane Chandler	...	Bill Patton (knitting fireman)
Ted Oliver	...	Fire Lt. Grimes
Pat Flaherty	...	Duggan

Storyline

After his political days are over, Red decides to become a fireman. He takes the exam, goes to fire college and is stationed at Company 27. That station is commanded by Captain Shannon, who punched him out over his last girl and does not like him seeing his sister Margie. Red does just enough work to get by, but then his lack of attention causes his best friend Skillet to be injured. For his punishment, Red is suspended and then transferred to a fire boat. He works harder and finds that the fireman's lot is not as easy or as safe as he thought.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | fireman | dance contest | training | fistfight | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alarme

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Japanese Sandman"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
First tune played at the dance

User Reviews

She's Better Off Without Him!

The only thing worth watching in She Loved a Fireman is Ann Sheridan, and it's really too bad for this movie's sake that she's hardly in it. Instead we get a too-large dose of Dick Foran. Blah.

While watching this movie I couldn't help but think why on Earth would someone like Ann fall for a guy like this? It reminded me of a couple of Priscilla Lane movies where she gets stuck with another Warner Brothers buffoon Wayne Morris.

I'm just glad that both Ann and Priscilla got to work with the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant and James Cagney. It definitely made doing movies like this more tolerable knowing that better things were on the horizon.