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The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
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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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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Genre:Romance, Comedy, Mystery
Written By:Robertson White, David Diamond
In Theaters:11/13/1937
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Runtime:61 minutes
Studio:First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Frank McDonald
Director
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
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