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When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 3 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −43 min on the typical 106
typical 10663Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1938
February 5, 1938
88 years ago
Genre
CrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
and 24 more39 people
- Glenda FarrellTorchy Blane
- Barton MacLaneLt. Steve McBride
- Tom KennedyGahagan
- Rosella TowneLouisa Revelle
- Donald BriggsMaitland Greer
- John RidgelyRegan
- Betty CompsonBlanche Revelle
- Thomas E. JacksonParker
Frank ShannonCapt. McTavish- JBJean BenedictMiss Hilton - Salesgirl
Carole LandisCarol
Suzanne KaarenOlive
Theodore von EltzDistrict Attorney
Charles RichmanJudge Wilson
Robert MiddlemassBoylan - Editor
Kenneth HarlanMarvin Spencer
George GuhlDesk Sergeant
Ralph SanfordDetective Ed Healy (uncredited)- MOMilton OwenMr. Jay (uncredited)
Roy BarcroftAttorney Meadows (uncredited)
Egon BrecherJ.Z. Beckman (uncredited)
Glen CavenderLocksmith (uncredited)
Jimmy ConlinCoroner (uncredited)- JCJoe CunninghamMaxie (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Frank McDonald Director
Writing · 1
- Albert DeMond Screenplay
Production · 3
- Hal B. Wallis Executive Producer
- Jack L. Warner Executive Producer
- Bryan Foy Producer
Editing · 1
- Everett Dodd Editor
Sound · 2
- Howard Jackson Music
- Dolph Thomas Sound
Art · 1
- Charles Novi Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Howard Shoup Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Warren Lynch Cinematography
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