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Gangway for Torchy! She's Goin' to Town!
5.3 / 10 IMDb November 13, 1937 1h 1m
The third of nine Torchy Blane movies. Angry that police detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is giving preferential treatment to his reporter-fiancée, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), reporters from a rival newspaper plan a fake murder with the idea that Torchy's paper will print the story and look foolish. The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article.
Director
Runtime
1h 1m
Release Date
November 13, 1937
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Mystery
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Glenda Farrell
as Torchy Blane
Barton MacLane
as Det. Lt. Steve McBride
Anne Nagel
as Grace Brown
Tom Kennedy
as Detective Gahagan
George E. Stone
as Pete, a Reporter
Natalie Moorhead
as Theresa Gray
William Hopper
as Matt, a Reporter
Charley Foy
as Dud, lead reporter
Anderson Lawler
as Hugo Brand
Bobby Watson
as Mugsy, a reporter
Charles Cahill Wilson
as Mortimer Gray
Virginia Brissac
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Leyland Hodgson
as Harvey Hammond
Raymond Hatton
as Editor Maxie Monkhouse
Frank Shannon
as Captain McTavish
Jimmy Conlin
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
Jeff York
as Dr. Nally
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James Adamson
as Porter (uncredited)
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Daisy Bufford
as Daisy, maid (uncredited)
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Robert Darrell
as Clerk (uncredited)
Production Companies
First National Pictures
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