Cupid's Fireman Explained

Cupid's Fireman
Director:William Wellman
Producer:William Fox
Starring:Buck Jones
Cinematography:Joseph H. August
Studio:Fox Film Corporation
Distributor:Fox Film Corporation
Runtime: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.

Preservation

The film is now lost.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frank T. Thompson. William A. Wellman. 13 September 2013. 1 February 1983. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-1594-0.
  2. https://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/CupidsFireman1923.html Progressive Silent Film List: Cupid's Fireman
  3. Pardy . George T. . Box Office Reviews: Cupid's Fireman . Exhibitors Trade Review . 15 . 7 . 23 . Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation . 12 January 1924 . New York . 9 June 2022.
  4. https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4533/ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Database:Cupid's Fireman