Movie: Torchy Blane in Chinatown

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Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell

Torchy Blane

Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane

Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride

Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy

Det. Sgt. Gahagan

Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill

Sen. H. Baldwin

Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles

Capt. Condon

James Stephenson
James Stephenson

Dr. Mansfield

Janet Shaw
Janet Shaw

Janet Baldwin

Frank Shannon
Frank Shannon

Police Capt. McTavish

George Guhl
George Guhl

Desk Sergeant

Anderson Lawler
Anderson Lawler

Allan Fitzhugh

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1939-02-02

  • Average

    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    English
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