Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 · 58m · Passed
Action, Comedy, Crime
Directed by
William Beaudine
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Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- William Beaudine Director
- Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane
- Barton MacLane as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
- Tom Kennedy as Det. Sgt. Gahagan
- Henry O'Neill as Sen. H. Baldwin
- Patric Knowles as Capt. Condon
- James Stephenson as Dr. Mansfield
- Janet Shaw as Janet Baldwin
- Frank Shannon as Police Capt. McTavish
- George Guhl as Desk Sergeant
- Anderson Lawler as Allan Fitzhugh
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