Movie: The Adventurous Blonde

Top 10 Billed Cast

Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell

Torchy Blane

Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane

Det. Lt. Steve McBride

Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel

Grace Brown

Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy

Detective Gahagan

George E. Stone
George E. Stone

Pete, a Reporter

Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead

Theresa Gray

William Hopper
William Hopper

Matt, a Reporter

Charley Foy
Charley Foy

Dud, lead reporter

Anderson Lawler
Anderson Lawler

Hugo Brand

Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson

Mugsy, a reporter

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1937-11-13

  • Average

    5.231

  • Rating:

    2.6 starts
  • Tagline

    Gangway for Torchy! She's Goin' to Town!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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