Action ·Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1939 · 58m

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

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Director
William Beaudine
Cast
Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane Barton MacLane as Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride Tom Kennedy as Det. Sgt. Gahagan Henry O'Neill as Sen. H. Baldwin Patric Knowles as Capt. Condon James Stephenson as Dr. Mansfield
Crew
Warren Lynch — Director of Photography Frederick Richards — Editor Howard Jackson — Original Music Composer George Bricker — Screenplay Murray Leinster — Story Howard Shoup — Costume Design
Synopsis

Torchy Blane joins her police-detective fiance to solve a series of murders involving a set of Chinese grave tablets taken and sold to a collector and death-threats written in Chinese characters.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
William Beaudine Director Warren Lynch Director of Photography Frederick Richards Editor Howard Jackson Original Music Composer George Bricker Screenplay Murray Leinster Story Howard Shoup Costume Design
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