ksf-2 Review of Blondes at Work

Blondes at Work (1938)

another chapter in the "Torchy Blane" series

[7/10 · 25 October 2016]

SPOILERS --This is one of the "middle" Torchy Blane, reporter at large, stories. When a department store owner disappears, its up to "Torchy" (Glenda Farrell) to figure out what happened. With the usual cast of characters, Barton MacLane and Tom Kennedy, she runs circles around the police. The story is OK... but not much new here. It's the usual conniving and trickery to get the scoop when no-one else can. One interesting note -- Carol Landis is in here, with a speaking part... she was married five times, then committed suicide, and was only 29 years old ! About half of her roles were un-credited. Directed by Frank McDonald, who had directed a bunch of the Torchy Blane films. It's the usual fare, shown on Turner Classics now and then.