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Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Runs for Mayor

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 0mApproved
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeMysteryRomance
6.3
IMDB Rating
484 votes

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.

Director
Ray McCarey
Writers
Earle Snell, Irving Rubine, Frederick Nebel
Stars
Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy
Release Date
May 13, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Glenda Farrell
Glenda Farrell
as Torchy Blane
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane
as Steve McBride
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
as Gahagan
John Miljan
John Miljan
as Dr. Dolan
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Frank Shannon
as Captain McTavish
👤
Joe Cunningham
as Maxie - Editor
George Guhl
George Guhl
as Desk Sergeant Graves
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Joe Downing
as Spuds O'Brien
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Hubert Ward
John Butler
John Butler
as Chuck Ball

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ActionAdventureComedyCrimeMysteryRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Glenda Retires Torchy
by bkoganbing2009-04-14
6/10

"Glenda Farrell filed her last story and in a sense made her own new in this film. Just the title Torchy Runs For Mayor should tell you all you need to know. Our showgirl turned reporter is after a crooked city administration this time. The mayor, Charles Richman, is a grafter, but he's just a puppet in the hands of the real political boss of the city, John Miljan. Miljan also happens to be a medical doctor which comes in quite handy in his criminal pursuits. When the original reform candidate Irving Bacon is murdered and another guy framed, Torchy through a bit of a joke by boyfriend Ba..."

💡 Did You Know?

The eighth of nine "Torchy Blane" films from Warner Brothers made from 1937-39.

📖 Synopsis

Torchy conducts a one woman campaign against a corrupt mayor and crime boss, and when the reform candidate is murdered, she takes up the banner.