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Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Action, Comedy, Crime
Written By:George Bricker
In Theaters:2/4/1939
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
William Beaudine
Director
Glenda Farrell
Torchy Blane
Barton MacLane
Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
Tom Kennedy
Det. Sgt. Gahagan
Henry O'Neill
Sen. H. Baldwin
Patric Knowles
Capt. Condon
James Stephenson
Dr. Mansfield
Janet Shaw
Janet Baldwin
Frank Shannon
Police Capt. McTavish
George Guhl
Desk Sergeant
Anderson Lawler
Allan Fitzhugh
Richard Bond
Richard Staunton
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