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Film / 1937
The Adventurous Blonde
Directed by
Frank McDonald
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.
The story
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.
In the same saga
Torchy Blane Collection
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Cast
Glenda FarrellTorchy Blane
Barton MacLaneDet. Lt. Steve McBride
Anne NagelGrace Brown
Tom KennedyDetective Gahagan
George E. StonePete, a Reporter
Natalie MoorheadTheresa Gray
William HopperMatt, a Reporter
Charley FoyDud, lead reporter
Anderson LawlerHugo Brand
Bobby WatsonMugsy, a reporter
Charles Cahill WilsonMortimer Gray
Virginia BrissacHelen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
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Leyland HodgsonHarvey Hammond
Raymond HattonEditor Maxie Monkhouse
Frank ShannonCaptain McTavish
Jimmy ConlinDr. Bolger, coroner
Jeff YorkDr. Nally
James AdamsonPorter (uncredited)
Daisy BuffordDaisy, maid (uncredited)
Robert DarrellClerk (uncredited)
Dudley DickersonPorter (uncredited)
Jerry FletcherDrugstore Clerk (uncredited)
Melbourne FordDelivery Boy (uncredited)
Eddie GrahamAmbulance Attendant (uncredited)
George GuhlThe Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Robert HainesPlane Passenger (uncredited)
John HarronReynolds (uncredited)
Al HermanBartender Herman (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesCrowd Control Officer (uncredited)
Carole LandisBit Role (uncredited)
Jeni Le GonMaid (uncredited)
Howard M. MitchellBald Policeman (uncredited)
Frank O'ConnorPoliceman (uncredited)
Henry OthoOfficer Reilly (uncredited)
Willard ParkerClerk (uncredited)
Cliff SaumOfficer Clary (uncredited)
Houseley StevensonDarell (uncredited)
Brick SullivanMilton (uncredited)
Rosella TowneHostess (uncredited)
Lottie WilliamsOnlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
Tom WilsonOnlooker in Crowd (uncredited)
Jack WiseJoker in Bar (uncredited)
Walter YoungLawyer (uncredited)
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