Torchy Blane in Chinatown

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown

1939

0h 58m

6.0(2 votes)

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Comedy

Crime

Overview

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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39 members

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Glenda Farrell

Torchy Blane

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Barton MacLane

Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride

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Tom Kennedy

Det. Sgt. Gahagan

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Henry O'Neill

Sen. H. Baldwin

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Patric Knowles

Capt. Condon

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James Stephenson

Dr. Mansfield

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Janet Shaw

Janet Baldwin

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Frank Shannon

Police Capt. McTavish

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George Guhl

Desk Sergeant

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Anderson Lawler

Allan Fitzhugh

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Richard Bond

Richard Staunton

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Eddy Chandler

State Police Captain

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Alice Connors

Maid (uncredited)

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Joe Cunningham

Editor Maxie (uncredited)

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Bud Geary

Trooper (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Roger Gray

Cemetery Gateman (uncredited)

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John Harron

Chauffeur (uncredited)

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Gordon Hart

Minister (uncredited)

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Charles H. Hickman

Officer Mike, at car crash (uncredited)

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Stuart Holmes

Club Member / Party Guest (uncredited)

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Tetsu Komai

Lem Kee (uncredited)

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Eddie Lee

Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

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Vera Lewis

Dowager (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

Officer (uncredited)

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Bruce Mitchell

Officer Tim, at car crash (uncredited)

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Edmund Mortimer

Dowager's Husband (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Bill (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Store Clerk (uncredited)

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Lee Phelps

Detective (uncredited)

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Fred Rapport

Man at Funeral (uncredited)

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John J. Richardson

Party Guest (uncredited)

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John Ridgely

Officer (uncredited)

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Cliff Saum

Detective Larry (uncredited)

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Leo White

Waiter (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Butler (uncredited)

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Jack Wise

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Beal Wong

Chinese Entertainer (uncredited)

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Victor Sen Yung

Chinese Entertainer with Sword

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