The Adventurous Blonde

The problem is that this fake murder turns out to be a real one--and once again, Torchy gets the scoop.

It's nice to see Barton MacLane in a lead role for a change, and the supporting cast, especially character actors such as Frank Shannon, Jimmy Conlin, George Guhl and Houseley Stevenson, are worth the price of admission alone. Hopper as a main character PI Paul Drake, Stone as the court reporter in many episodes and MacLane as a guest star.Looking for something to watch? Was this review helpful?

Hardly a comedy masterpiece but there are worse ways to while away an hour.

Menu. The Adventurous Blonde. Produced by Warner Bros.'s busy B-unit, The Adventurous Blonde was acted at breakneck speed by a justly famous stock company, who, as always, nearly managed to make a …

3 out of 7 found this helpful. In their third crime-solving adventure, smart-aleck newspaper woman Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) and slightly dense homicide dick Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) are about to get hitched when Torchy's reporter friends pull a practical joke on them. Two telephone repairmen have many adventures and romance a pair of blondes.

Documenting the steps of the learning process. A notorious counterfeiter passes himself off as a Secret Service agent to Steve and gets him to unwittingly help him bilk the racetrack out of tens of thousands. A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him. 2 out of 4 found this helpful.

In the fine tradition of classic detective stories the suspects are ultimately assembled in a room where the master sleuth - in this case Torchy - unmasks the culprit.

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The tables are turned when the fake murder turns out to be the genuine article. But when Torchy and Steve arrive at the scene of the supposed crime, Hammond has been killed for real. Découvrez l'offre Affiche du film The adventurous blonde (50 x 80 cm) pas cher sur Cdiscount.

Third in WB's fun Torchy Blane series.

Not Yet Rated 1 hr 1 min Nov 13th, 1937 Romance, Mystery, Comedy. Marvel Co-Stars and Hollywood Pay Tribute to Chadwick Boseman ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi Mystery & Suspense, After rival reporters, jealous of Torchy's success, conspire to fake the murder of an actor in order to embarrass her, he ends up being strangled. Certificate: Passed Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. This is the third film in the Torchy Blane movie series by Warner Bros. and is followed by Blondes at Work (1938).

But wait—the boys from the rival paper hatch a plan: they stage a phony murder, arrange for Steve to be called in to investigate, and hire an actor to play the corpse. They don't have traditionally romantic moments, but they are a great team for solving murders and have great chemistry. The crime plot itself begins with a classic setup of the genre (the "fake" murder happens for real), but soon gets muddled, not helped by the fact that two important female characters look so much alike. Commandez The Adventurous Blonde Poster Movie Affiche du film 11 x 17 Inches - 28cm x 44cm. Was this review helpful? Please click the link below to receive your verification email. The whodunit part is fairly complicated involving a newspaper rivalry, a faked murder that turns real, along with Torchy and her cop buddy trying to stay out of trouble. Marsha sees the KKK commit a murder and helps District Attorney Burt Rainey in bringing the criminals to justice. This added dimension makes the film more thoughtful than the typical Warner Brothers B quickie.

Leonard Maltin calls this film one of the better entries in the Torchy Blane series, but I think it is easily the worst one out of the first three at least. 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. Eight more Torchy films were made, but Farrell and MacLane were replaced by Lola Lane and Paul Kelly in Torchy in Panama (1938), the seventh entry, and by Jane Wyman and Allen Jenkins in the final, Torchy Plays With Dynamite (1939).

The film stars Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane. By then, then series had more than run its course. The title is a bit curious since there is minimal adventure but plenty of mystery. She's Goin' to Town!" Amazon.fr: Petits prix et livraison gratuite dès 25 euros d'achat sur les produits Pop Culture Graphics. Farrell being Torchy was always two jumps ahead of Lt. Steve McBride (the gravel voiced Barton MacLaine) who in spite of the fact that they were supposed to be sweethearts, seemed to have a love/hate relationship going on.

The Adventurous Blonde is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank McDonald and written by Robertson White and David Diamond. Torchy herself was ostensibly based on reporter Dorothy Kilgallen and had begun her crime-solving career in Smart Blonde (1937).

The subtext of marriage vs. career rears it's head again and the two leads must make some hard decisions by the end of the story. View All Photos (2)

Was this review helpful? There are no featured audience reviews for The Adventurous Blonde at this time. After rival reporters, jealous of Torchy's success, conspire to fake the murder of an actor in order to embarrass her, he ends up being strangled. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. 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.