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    Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965)

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    Harvey Middleman (Gene Troobnick) is a happy fireman. He’s been a fireman for 14 years and never wanted to be anything else. He wanted to be a fireman ever since the blaze in the 8th grade when he rescued Dorothy Popovitch.

    He’s also a happy husband (he married his high school sweetheart), father to two kids and homeowner (his house in Jersey has a sign outside that says “The Middlemans live here”) – until he gets himself into a predicament.

    Harvey has a love affair with Lois (Patricia Harty), a beautiful blonde woman who he rescues from a burning building, impulsively kisses, and asks to lunch. Ecstasy is brief, however, and he squirms in a guilt complex before being loosed from the shackles of illicit love in an amusing way, leaving him a chastened and wiser man.

    Hermione Gingold is good for laughs as professional family counsellor Mrs Koogleman, from whom Harvey seeks a salve for his feelings of guilt.

    Arlene Golonka, with her funny little voice and cute face, is a joy as Harriet – the wife who watches and waits and is rewarded for her controlled patience.

    Ruth Jaroslow is seen briefly as Harvey’s mother, who wanted her only son to be a doctor and still thinks he is not too old at 35 to start medical school.

    Will Mackenzie is handsome young fireman, Dinny, and Charles Durning is the older fireman, Dooley, who always wanted to be a priest.

    Besides writing the story and directing the film (his first long-player), Ernest Pintoff composed the musical score and – with Robert L Lawrence – co-produced for Columbia Pictures.

    Harvey Middleman
    Gene Troobnick
    Mrs Koogleman
    Hermione Gingold
    Lois
    Patricia Harty
    Harriet Middleman
    Arlene Golonka
    Dinny
    Will Mackenzie
    Harvey’s Mother
    Ruth Jaroslow
    Dooley
    Charles Durning
    Barratta
    Peter Carew
    Mookey
    Stanley Myron Handelman
    Cindy
    Trudy Bordoff
    Richie
    Neil Rouda
    Comet Receptionist
    Gigi Chevalier
    Librarian
    Stacy Graham
    Mr Koogleman
    Maurice Shrog

    Director
    Ernest Pintoff

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