Torchy Blane #4 - Blondes At Work (1938) | Full Movie | w/Glenda Farrell, Barton McClane, Tom Kennedy, Rosella Towne, Carole Landis

Mystery | Drama | Comedy | USA | English | B&W | 63min w/Glenda Farrell, Barton McClane, Tom Kennedy, Rosella Towne, Carole Landis #4 of the 9 Torchy Blane films. Marvin Spencer, of the Bon Ton Department Stores, is missing, and Torchy (Glenda Farrell) knows how to find him. When she does, he is dead and she is the first paper to headline the death. Then she finds his girlfriend and the Star once again scoops everyone, including the police. This upsets McBride (Barton MacLane), but she hits headline after headline, until the trial is to begin. Then Torchy is a follower, but she does not believe that the accused is even guilty. Torchy Blane is a fictional female reporter who appeared in a series of light B films during the late 1930s, which were mixtures of mystery, action, adventure and fun. Torchy Blane is a fast-talking newspaper reporter of the 1930s. She often becomes involved in police investigations, eventually leading to the capture of criminals. As her fiance, Steve Macbride, is usually involved in these investigations, he often comes under suspicion of favoritism. During the pre-war period, the job of newspaper reporter was one of the few movie role models that portrayed intelligent, career-oriented women. Of these role models, Torchy Blane was perhaps the best known. The typical plot has the resilient, very-fast-talking Torchy solving the crime before her less-than-perceptive beau, the loud mouthed police detective Steve McBride. In all but two of the films, Torchy Blane was played by Glenda Farrell, and Steve McBride by Barton MacLane. Lola Lane played Torchy in Torchy Blane in Panama with Paul Kelly as McBride. In the final film of the series, Torchy Plays with Dynamite, Jane Wyman was Torchy, and Allen Jenkins Lt. Steve McBride.