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Youth hero dazzles town in love and fire rescue
Old Tom McPhail recalls a tale of Dan Robbins and Joan Heger, lovers opposed by Joan's father Doc Heger. Danny saves Joan and her grandmother from a downtown fire after a tense pursuit, earning Doc's grudging respect and a dramatic career payoff.
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Tom McPhail
Brooklyn
Tom
Dan Robbins
Dan
Joan Heger
Joan
Danny
Hegel
Madison Street
Heger
Clay Street
Doc
Pretty
Doc Heger
Young Robbins
Penn Avenue
Madison
Poplar Street
Clay
Dann
Danny Sto
Dee
Nny