Smart Blonde (1937)Female reporter Torchy Blane teams with her cop boyfriend Lt. Steve McBride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub. Director:Frank McDonald |
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Glenda Farrell | ... | |
| Barton MacLane | ... | ||
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Wini Shaw | ... |
Dolly Ireland
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Addison Richards | ... |
Fitz Mularkey
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Robert Paige | ... |
Lewis Friel
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Craig Reynolds | ... |
Tom Carney
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Charlotte Wynters | ... |
Marcia Friel
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| Jane Wyman | ... |
Dixie - Hatcheck Girl
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Joseph Crehan | ... |
'Tiny' Torgenson
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Tom Kennedy | ... | |
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John Sheehan | ... |
Leon Blyfuss
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Max Wagner | ... |
Chuck Cannon
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George Lloyd | ... |
Pickney Sax
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Journalist Torchy Blane and her fiance Lt. Steve McBride are trying to solve the murder of Tim Torgson, who was killed right before Torchy's eyes. Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 January 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Uma Loura Sabida See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Torchy Blane: Oh, but I want to go with you!
Steve McBride: This rat hole is no place for a woman!
Torchy Blane: But I'm a newspaperman!
Steve McBride: Just sit quiet and maybe no one will notice.
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Tom Kennedy, who plays the dumb cop Gahagan in this film, repeated the role in all the subsequent Torchy Blane series films. He was the only actor to appear in all nine Torchy Blane movies. See more »Quotes
Steve McBride: [as Torchy tries to get out of the car to go with Steve] No! You wait here!Torchy Blane: Oh, but I want to go with you!
Steve McBride: This rat hole is no place for a woman!
Torchy Blane: But I'm a newspaperman!
Steve McBride: Just sit quiet and maybe no one will notice.
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It was nice seeing Barton MacClane as the good guy. Glenda Farrell and Ginger Rogers are look alikes. At first sight I though it was Ginger. Also got a kick out of seeing a very young Jane Wyman as Dixie. The mystery was a bit contrived but I'd see the movie again.