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Torchy Blane in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] 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). The rivalry between newspaper reporter Torchy ...
Farrell and MacLane would co-star in seven of the nine Torchy Blane films by Warner Bros. Smart Blonde was released on January 2, 1937, the film was a surprise hit, and Warner Bros. made eight more movies from 1937 to 1939. In the fifth film, Torchy Blane in Panama (1938), Warner Bros. replaced Farrell and MacLane with Lola Lane and Paul Kelly ...
May 7, 2010 · Glenda Farrell with Tom Kennedy, left, and Barton MacLane in “Torchy Blane in Chinatown” (1939). Credit... Warner Home Video. By Dave Kehr. May 7, 2010; The Torchy Blane Collection
- Dave Kehr
Torchy Blane in Chinatown On behalf of Senator Baldwin (Henry O'Neill) the owner of the world's largest Chinese jade collection, detective Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) investigate a death threat involving the priceless jade tablets that were brought to the United States by three adventurers, who are now on the hit list of an oriental gang.
That night, Torchy joins Steve at the Adventurers Club, where he and his assistant, Gahagan, are guarding the threatened victims--Fitzhugh, Mr. Mansfield and Captain Condon. Once safely past midnight, they leave, but shortly afterward, Fitzhugh is machine-gunned in his car.
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William Beaudine. Director. George Bricker. Screenplay. Murray Leinster. Story. 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.
