Cupid's Fireman

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Cupid's Fireman
Directed by William Wellman
Written byEugene 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
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • December 16, 1923 (1923-12-16)
Running time
57 minutes
CountryUnited 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]

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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

Preservation

The film is now lost. [4]

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References

  1. Frank T. Thompson (1 February 1983). William A. Wellman. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-1594-0 . Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. Progressive Silent Film List: Cupid's Fireman at silentera.com
  3. Pardy, George T. (12 January 1924). "Box Office Reviews: Cupid's Fireman". Exhibitors Trade Review. New York: Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation. 15 (7): 23. Retrieved 9 June 2022.PD-icon.svg 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