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Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Puts All Her Yeggs In One Basket... And Cracks A Crime Trust Wide Open!

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ComedyCrimeMystery

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A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwittingly help him bilk the racetrack out of tens of thousands.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

63 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

12 November 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Torchy Blane

Barton MacLane

Barton MacLane

Detective Steve McBride

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Gahagan

Willard Robertson

Willard Robertson

Charles Gilbert

Thomas E. Jackson

Thomas E. Jackson

Henchman Gloomy (as Tommy Jackson)

George Guhl

George Guhl

Desk Sergeant Graves

Frank Reicher

Frank Reicher

The Professor - Henchman

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Henchman Bugs

Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham

Maxie

Herbert Rawlinson

Herbert Rawlinson

Tom Brennan

Nat Carr

Nat Carr

Mr. Schmidt (uncredited)

Loia Cheaney

Loia Cheaney

Marie - Gang Moll (uncredited)

Alice Connors

Alice Connors

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

Jack A. Goodrich

Jack A. Goodrich

Bettor (uncredited)

John Harron

John Harron

John Wilkins (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Bettor on #9 (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

Henchman Stoneham (uncredited)

Vera Lewis

Vera Lewis

Woman at Schmidt's Pet Store (uncredited)

Greta Meyer

Greta Meyer

Mrs. Schmidt (uncredited)

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Police Officer Shane (uncredited)

Edward Raquello

Edward Raquello

Henchman Gonzales (uncredited)

Bob Reeves

Bob Reeves

Man at Station (uncredited)

Edwin Rochelle

Edwin Rochelle

Racetrack Spectator (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

Cliff Saum

Police Officer O'Brien (uncredited)

Frank Shannon

Frank Shannon

Police Captain McTavish (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

Laughing Bystander (uncredited)

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