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Torchy Blane in Chinatown: Directed by William Beaudine. With Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Henry O'Neill. Torchy Blane has to solve a blackmail case.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- William Beaudine
- 1939-02-04
Torchy Blane in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane. Released on February 4, 1939, it is the seventh film in the Torchy Blane film series by Warner Bros. and is followed by Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939).
Torchy Runs for Mayor. 1939 1h Approved. 6.3 (430) Rate. Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.
The friendly rivalry between newspaper reporter Torchy Blane and her pal, police lieutenant Steve McBride, escalates as the two investigate a death threat involving priceless jade tablets brought to the United States on behalf of Senator Baldwin by three adventurers.
Torchy Blane is a fictional female reporter, the main character of nine films produced by Warner Bros. between 1937 and 1939. The Torchy Blane series, which blend mystery, action, adventure and comedy, were popular second features .
Police Detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) grudgingly takes along his friend, reporter Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), to protect three men, including a doctor and a military captain, who...
- Crime, Drama
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown. February 2, 1939. Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of Chinese grave tablets taken and sold to a collector and death-threats written in Chinese characters. Torchy Runs for Mayor. May 13, 1939.
