Facing El Chapo
2026 · Crime · Action
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Film / 1938
Blondes at Work
Directed by
Frank McDonald
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
The story
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
Cast
Glenda FarrellTorchy Blane
Barton MacLaneLt. Steve McBride
Tom KennedyGahagan
Rosella TowneLouisa Revelle
Donald BriggsMaitland Greer
John RidgelyRegan
Betty CompsonBlanche Revelle
Thomas E. JacksonParker
Frank ShannonCapt. McTavish
Jean BenedictMiss Hilton - Salesgirl
Carole LandisCarol
Suzanne KaarenOlive
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Theodore von EltzDistrict Attorney
Charles RichmanJudge Wilson
Robert MiddlemassBoylan - Editor
Kenneth HarlanMarvin Spencer
George GuhlDesk Sergeant
Ralph SanfordDetective Ed Healy (uncredited)
Milton OwenMr. Jay (uncredited)
Roy BarcroftAttorney Meadows (uncredited)
Egon BrecherJ.Z. Beckman (uncredited)
Glen CavenderLocksmith (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinCoroner (uncredited)
Joe CunninghamMaxie (uncredited)
Eddie FosterReporter (uncredited)
Jack A. GoodrichReporter (uncredited)
John HarronHotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Gordon HartJury Foreman (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesBailiff (uncredited)
Bobby JarvisReporter Duffy (uncredited)
Max LinderJuror (uncredited)
Richard LooSam Wong (uncredited)
J.G. MacMahonReporter (uncredited)
Bill MarceauSmith (uncredited)
Julius MolnarSecond Newsboy (uncredited)
Spec O'DonnellFirst Newsboy (uncredited)
George O'HanlonThird Newsboy (uncredited)
Cliff SaumCabbie (uncredited)
Larry SteersJuror (uncredited)
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