The Adventurous Blonde

The Adventurous Blonde

61 mins | Comedy, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 13, 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.

The Adventurous Blonde

61 mins | Comedy, Romance, Mystery | Nov. 13, 1937

The Adventurous Blonde
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Original title The Adventurous Blonde
Directors Frank McDonald, Jesse Hibbs
Writers David Diamond, Robertson White

Cast

Glenda Farrell

as Torchy Blane

Barton MacLane

as Det. Lt. Steve McBride

Anne Nagel

as Grace Brown

Tom Kennedy

as Detective Gahagan

George E. Stone

as Pete, a Reporter

Natalie Moorhead

as Theresa Gray

William Hopper

as Matt, a Reporter

Charley Foy

as Dud, lead reporter

Anderson Lawler

as Hugo Brand

Bobby Watson

as Mugsy, a reporter

Charles C. Wilson

as Mortimer Gray

Virginia Brissac

as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")

Leyland Hodgson

as Harvey Hammond

Raymond Hatton

as Editor Maxie Monkhouse

Frank Shannon

as Captain McTavish

Jimmy Conlin

as Dr. Bolger, coroner

Jeff York

as Dr. Nally

James Adamson

as Porter (uncredited)

Daisy Bufford

as Daisy, maid (uncredited)

Robert Darrell

as Clerk (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

as Porter (uncredited)

Jerry Fletcher

as Drugstore Clerk (uncredited)

Melbourne Ford

as Delivery Boy (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

as Ambulance Attendant (uncredited)

George Guhl

as The Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Robert Haines

as Plane Passenger (uncredited)

John Harron

as Reynolds (uncredited)

Al Herman

as Bartender Herman (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

as Crowd Control Officer (uncredited)

Carole Landis

as Bit Role (uncredited)

Jeni Le Gon

as Maid (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

as Bald Policeman (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

as Policeman (uncredited)

Henry Otho

as Officer Reilly (uncredited)

Willard Parker

as Clerk (uncredited)

Cliff Saum

as Officer Clary (uncredited)

Houseley Stevenson

as Darell (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

as Milton (uncredited)

Rosella Towne

as Hostess (uncredited)

Lottie Williams

as Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)

Tom Wilson

as Onlooker in Crowd (uncredited)

Jack Wise

as Joker in Bar (uncredited)

Walter Young

as Lawyer (uncredited)