Torchy Blane in Panama
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| Directed by | William Clemens |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Screenplay by | George Bricker |
| Story by | Anthony Coldeway |
| Starring | Lola Lane Paul Kelly Tom Kennedy |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Thomas Pratt |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Torchy Blane in Panama is a 1938 American comedy-mystery film directed by William Clemens. The film stars Lola Lane as Torchy Blane, Paul Kelly and Tom Kennedy. It was released on May 7, 1938.[1][2][3] This is the fifth film in a series of "Torchy Blane" movies by Warner Bros. Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
Plot
Determined to scoop the other newspapers, reporter Torchy Blane convinces her boyfriend, detective Steve McBride, that the only way the perpetrator of a recent bank robbery could fence the stolen money is to exchange it in Panama. Torchy, accompanied by McBride, police sergeant Gahagan and rival reporter Bill Canby are aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal, and is carrying a boat load of Los Angeles Leopard lodge members, one of whom is the robbery suspect.
Cast
- Lola Lane as Torchy Blane
- Paul Kelly as Steve McBride
- Tom Kennedy as Gahagan
- Anthony Averill as Stan Crafton
- Larry Williams as Bill Canby
- Betty Compson as Kitty
- Hugh O'Connell as Skinner
- Jimmy Conlin as Botkin
- Joe Cunningham as Maxie
- Frank Shannon as Captain McTavish
Torchy Blane series
- Smart Blonde (1937)
- Fly-Away Baby (1937)
- The Adventurous Blonde (1937)
- Blondes at Work (1938)
- Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)
- Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
- Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
- Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)
- Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939)
