The Adventurous Blonde
Gangway for Torchy! She's Goin' to Town!
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.
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Top Cast
Glenda Farrell
Torchy Blane
Barton MacLane
Det. Lt. Steve McBride
Anne Nagel
Grace Brown
Tom Kennedy
Detective Gahagan
George E. Stone
Pete, a Reporter
Natalie Moorhead
Theresa Gray
William Hopper
Matt, a Reporter
Charley Foy
Dud, lead reporter
Anderson Lawler
Hugo Brand
Bobby Watson
Mugsy, a reporter
Charles Cahill Wilson
Mortimer Gray
Virginia Brissac
Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Leyland Hodgson
Harvey Hammond
Raymond Hatton
Editor Maxie Monkhouse
Frank Shannon
Captain McTavish
Jimmy Conlin
Dr. Bolger, coroner
Jeff York
Dr. Nally
James Adamson
Porter (uncredited)
Daisy Bufford
Daisy, maid (uncredited)
Robert Darrell
Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
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Editors
Part of the Torchy Blane Collection
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