By Violet LeVoit
She Loved a Fireman
Brief Synopsis
A ne'er-do-well learns the hard way that there's more to fire fighting than lying around the bunkhouse.
Cast & Crew
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John Farrow
Director
Dick Foran
Red Tyler
Ann Sheridan
Margie Shannon
Robert Armstrong
[Captain] Smokey Shannon
Eddie Acuff
Skillet
Veda Ann Borg
Betty
Film Details
Also Known As
Two Platoons
Genre
Drama
Adventure
Release Date
Dec
18,
1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
Film Length
6 reels
Synopsis
Red Tyler announces his intention to become a fireman, to the annoyance of Captain Smokey Shannon, who believes that Red does not have the perseverance to succeed. The two men come to blows later that night at a dance when Red sings a comic song about firemen. After knocking Red unconscious, Smokey steals his date, Betty, and wins the dance contest making Red more determined than ever to join the department and get back at Smokey. Red attends firefighting school and, after graduation, is assigned to Smokey's station along with fellow classmate Skillet. Although he willingly loans Skillet the money to buy dentures for his mother, Red's careless attitude alienates the other firemen. Smokey's harsh discipline irritates Red so much that when he sees Smokey with Margie, the attractive manicurist from the barbershop, he vows to steal her away from him. Red charms her into dining with him, and when he telephones her on his next leave, Margie invites him to dinner at her house. Smokey happens to visit while Red is there, and not realizing that he is Margie's brother, Red forces him out of the house. Margie begs Smokey to apologize to Red, and he agrees to be less harsh, but when Red asks for a few hours leave, Smokey refuses unless he can find a substitute. Red bullies Skillet into breaking his plans for the evening, but while Smokey is with Margie, the men answer a fire alarm. One of the ladders on the truck comes loose because Red failed to secure the hook, and Skillet is thrown from the truck, breaking his leg. Red is tried for negligence and only remains in the department because Smokey, on Margie's request, intercedes for him. He is suspended for a few days and transferred to a fire barge. The events change Red's careless attitudes. He pays for Skillet's mother to visit her son in the hospital, even buying her a new set of dentures. During a disastrous fire in the harbor area, Red rescues Smokey from the roof of a burning building after he is overcome by smoke. After his life is saved, Smokey reconciles with Red and agrees to his marriage to Margie.
Director
John Farrow
Director
Cast
Dick Foran
Red Tyler
Ann Sheridan
Margie Shannon
Robert Armstrong
[Captain] Smokey Shannon
Eddie Acuff
Skillet
Veda Ann Borg
Betty
May Beatty
Mrs. Michaels
Eddie Chandler
Callahan
Lane Chandler
Patton
Ted Oliver
Lieutenant Grimes
Pat Flaherty
Duggan
Leo White
Barber
Katherine Clare Ward
Mrs. Murphy
Myrtle Stedman
Mrs. Brown
Brick Sullivan
Man at dance
Pat Mckee
Man at dance
Ellen Clancy
Girl at dance
Russ Powell
Barman
Fred "snowflake" Toones
Joe
Jack Mower
Bell captain
Cy Kendall
Chief deputy
Hal Craig
Examining officer
Paul Panzer
Night watchman
Eddie Hart
McDermid
Wilfred Lucas
Captain
Alan Mathers
Junior officer
Huey White
Turtle
Minerva Urecal
Nurse Purdy
Monte Vandergrift
Ben
Crew
Elmer Decker
Assistant Director
Captain Orville J. Emory
Technical Advisor
Bryan Foy
Producer
Jo Graham
Dialogue Director
Morton Grant
Original Screenplay
M. K. Jerome
Composer
Stanley Jones
Sound
L. Wm. O'connell
Photography
Thomas Pratt
Film Editor
Hugh Reticker
Art Director
Carlton Sand
Original Screenplay
Jack Scholl
Composer
Howard Shoup
Gowns
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Two Platoons
Genre
Drama
Adventure
Release Date
Dec
18,
1937
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
57m
Film Length
6 reels
Articles
She Loved a Fireman -
Like many hopefuls, Ann Sheridan made her way to Los Angeles because of a beauty pageant - in this case, the Paramount studio-sponsored "Search For Beauty" contest. Disappointed by how they handled her, though, the salty redhead jumped ship to Warner Brothers, who quickly christened her "The Oomph Girl" (a sobriquet she claimed to never understand) and put her to work in movies like this one, a raucous comedy set around a firehouse. Even though Red Tyler (Dick Foran) wants to be a firefighter, he can't win the approval of the crusty captain (Robert Armstrong) - and falling for the boss's manicurist sister Marjorie (Sheridan) isn't helping his case. Sheridan made another indelible performance as nobody's doormat, a role she played in art and life - after making many more movies with Warner Brothers, she went on (unsuccessful) strike in 1941 after being dissatisfied with her paycheck.
By Violet LeVoit
By Violet LeVoit
She Loved a Fireman -
Like many hopefuls, Ann Sheridan made her way to Los Angeles because of a beauty pageant - in this case, the Paramount studio-sponsored "Search For Beauty" contest. Disappointed by how they handled her, though, the salty redhead jumped ship to Warner Brothers, who quickly christened her "The Oomph Girl" (a sobriquet she claimed to never understand) and put her to work in movies like this one, a raucous comedy set around a firehouse. Even though Red Tyler (Dick Foran) wants to be a firefighter, he can't win the approval of the crusty captain (Robert Armstrong) - and falling for the boss's manicurist sister Marjorie (Sheridan) isn't helping his case. Sheridan made another indelible performance as nobody's doormat, a role she played in art and life - after making many more movies with Warner Brothers, she went on (unsuccessful) strike in 1941 after being dissatisfied with her paycheck.
By Violet LeVoit
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The film's pre-release title was Two Platoons. The film's story bears a strong resemblance to Warner Bros. 1934 film Here Comes the Navy.
