

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939-02-02 · 58 min · ★ 6.6
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.
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- Directors
- William Beaudine
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Glenda FarrellTorchy Blane
Barton MacLaneDet. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride
Tom KennedyDet. Sgt. Gahagan
Henry O'NeillSen. H. Baldwin
Patric KnowlesCapt. Condon
James StephensonDr. Mansfield
Janet ShawJanet Baldwin
Frank ShannonPolice Capt. McTavish
George GuhlDesk Sergeant
Anderson LawlerAllan Fitzhugh
Richard BondRichard Staunton
Eddy ChandlerState Police Captain
Bud GearyTrooper (uncredited)
Sol GorssCab Driver (uncredited)
John HarronChauffeur (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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