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Fireman, Save My Child!

  • 19321932
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 7m
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5.8/10
268
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Joe E. Brown in Fireman, Save My Child! (1932)
ComedyMusicRomance
Joe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small home town. He gets an offer to play in a big team, he hopes to get more money for his inventions. But he is invited to pres... Read allJoe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small home town. He gets an offer to play in a big team, he hopes to get more money for his inventions. But he is invited to present his invention to a fire-extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to p... Read allJoe Grant is an inventor, fireman and baseball player in his small home town. He gets an offer to play in a big team, he hopes to get more money for his inventions. But he is invited to present his invention to a fire-extinguisher company at the same time when he is supposed to play. Will he be able to show the effectiveness of his invention and win the game ?
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
268
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  • Director
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Ray Enright(story)
    • Robert Lord(story)
    • Arthur Caesar(story)
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Brown
    • Evalyn Knapp
    • Lilian Bond
  • Director
    • Lloyd Bacon
  • Writers
    • Ray Enright(story)
    • Robert Lord(story)
    • Arthur Caesar(story)
  • Stars
    • Joe E. Brown
    • Evalyn Knapp
    • Lilian Bond
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    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Lilian Bond and Evalyn Knapp in Fireman, Save My Child! (1932)
    Joe E. Brown, Ginger Connolly, George Ernest, and Dickie Moore in Fireman, Save My Child! (1932)
    Fireman, Save My Child! (1932)
    Fireman, Save My Child! (1932)

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    Joe E. Brown
    Joe E. Brown
    • Joe Grant
    Evalyn Knapp
    Evalyn Knapp
    • Sally Toby
    Lilian Bond
    Lilian Bond
    • June Farnum
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Pop Devlin
    Richard Carle
    Richard Carle
    • Dan Toby
    George MacFarlane
    George MacFarlane
    • St. Louis Fire Chief
    Frank Shellenback
    • Pitcher
    Virginia Sale
    Virginia Sale
    • Miss Gallop
    Curtis Benton
    • Radio Announcer
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Burton
    Frederick Burton
    • Mr. Platt
    • (uncredited)
    Ginger Connolly
    • One of the boys
    • (uncredited)
    George Ernest
    George Ernest
    • Team Mascot
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Graham
    • Mr. Engelnook
    • (uncredited)
    Ben Hendricks Jr.
    • Larry Larkin
    • (uncredited)
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Stevens
    • (uncredited)
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • Herbie
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Otho
    • Lem
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lloyd Bacon
    • Writers
      • Ray Enright(story) (adaptation)
      • Robert Lord(story) (adaptation)
      • Arthur Caesar(story) (adaptation)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Walter Walker is in studio records/casting call lists for this movie in the role of "Mr. Platt," but that role was played by Frederick Burton. Also in the records were Frank Coghlan Jr. in the role of "Mascot's Pal" and Andy Devine, both of whom were not seen in the film.
    • Goofs
      There are no high mountains in Kansas.
    • Connections
      Spoofed in Officer, Save My Child (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Take Me Out to the Ball Game
      (uncredited)

      Music by Albert von Tilzer

      Played during the opening scene

    User reviews9

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    5/10
    Once again, Joe E. Brown plays a doofus who plays baseball
    I just don't understand the phenomenon that was Joe E. Brown's career in the 1930s. Again and again in films he played a doofus--and often a tough to like one. In this movie he wasn't ask selfish and despicable as he was in another one of his baseball films, ELMER THE GREAT, but he nevertheless seemed to care little about disappointing his teammates or the fan. And throughout the film, his main schtick was his love of fire prevention and his rubbery face. To me, after a while, this all wore very, very thin.

    Fortunately, despite my general ill feelings towards Brown's characters, the rest of the film was a very interesting time capsule, as the film is about the 1932 St. Louis Cardinals and their race to the World Series. Unfortunately, cameos by old-time athletes are not featured in the film.

    Also, while you might not readily notice, this movie's plot was re-worked into the great film THE NATURAL. Think about it--a country bumpkin comes to the big leagues and becomes a star, only to be de-railed by a "bad woman" (forgetting his sweetie back at home in the process).

    Overall, it's a mildly interesting time-passer and that's about it. This film sure hasn't aged well.
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    • planktonrules
    • Oct 16, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 20, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kärlek och eldsläckning
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • First National Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $214,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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