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Rating: 6 stars

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Torchy Blane in Panama (1938)

Directed by William Clemens

Crime | Comedy

Overview

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.

Rated NR | Length 59 minutes

Actors

Sol Gorss | John Ridgely | Gino Corrado | Betty Compson | James Nolan | Leo White | Frank Orth | Carole Landis | Frank Shannon | Tom Kennedy | Art Baker | John Harron | Paul Kelly | George Lloyd | Frank Jaquet | Harvey Clark | Jimmy Conlin | Lola Lane | Tom Wilson | Allen Mathews | Hugh O'Connell | George Regas | Jack Wise | Rita Rozelle | Margot D'Use | Anthony Averill | Mike Lally | Joe Cunningham | Nina Quartero | Paul Panzer | Nina Campana | Al Herman | Jack Mower | Anna Demetrio | George Guhl | Eric Stanley | Jack A. Goodrich | Larry Williams | Loia Cheaney | Bert Stevens | Edward Biby | Eddie Graham | Sam Rice | Fred Rapport | James Carlisle | Carmelita Meek

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Kept the Torchy Blaine train rolling this afternoon with this 4th installment in the TB serial. Wanted to check this one out bc Warner Bros switched out the actor for the titular role with Lola Lane. Audiences were not happy about this and the movie tanked despite it being just as good as the previous three, storywise. I will agree that Lola is no Glenda she’s still perfectly capable but maybe not the right fit to cast a brunette as a character known for her blonde hair. Glenda would return for the next 3 films in the series.

This one is a decent caper aboard a cruise ship and Torchy is captured as she tries to catch the robbers.

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