Fire, Love and Vitamins

Fire, Love and Vitamins

1956 · 90 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

The film follows the occasionally slapstick misadventures of Sergeant Sestig, a fire brigade sergeant and widower, with his attractive daughter Martje by his side. At one point, three women attempt to woo him as a husband, but after a whirlwind of panic-filled complications, Sestig decides, with quiet resolve, to remain a dedicated firefighter—and a widower..

Directed by Jef Bruyninckx · Written by Jef Bruyninckx

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