Cupid's Fireman

Cupid's Fireman
Directed by	William Wellman
Written by	Eugene B. Lewis
Based on	"Andy M'Gee's Chorus Girl" by Richard Harding Davis
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	Buck Jones
Cinematography	Joseph H. August
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	December 16, 1923 (1923-12-16)
Running time	57 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cupid's Fireman is a 1923 American silent action drama film directed by William A. Wellman and produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

As described in a film magazine review, ^[3] fireman Andy McGee adopts a little orphan girl after the death of his mother. He falls in love with chorus girl Agnes Evans who has a brutal husband. The house where Agnes lives catches fire, and the fire department responds by dispatching Andy's fire brigade. Andy saves Agnes and then attempts to save her drunken husband, but the floor collapses beneath him and he dies. Agnes and Andy are then united.

Cast

• Buck Jones as Andy McGee
• Marian Nixon as Agnes Evans
• Brooks Benedict as Bill Evans
• Eileen O'Malley as Elizabeth Stevens
• Lucy Beaumont as Mother
• Al Fremont as Fire-Department Chief
• Charles McHugh as Old Man Turner
• Mary Warren as Molly Turner
• Louis King as Veteran

Preservation

The film is now lost. ^[4]

References

1. Frank T. Thompson (February 1, 1983). William A. Wellman. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-1594-0 . Retrieved September 13, 2013.
2. Progressive Silent Film List: Cupid's Fireman at silentera.com
3. Pardy, George T. (January 12, 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Cupid's Fireman". Exhibitors Trade Review. 15 (7). New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation: 23. Retrieved June 9, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Cupid's Fireman

External links

• Cupid's Fireman at IMDb