Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)

May 13, 1939 (US) • Action, Adventure, Comedy • 60m

Overview

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

Writer

Earle Snell

Top Billed

Glenda Farrell

Keywords

kidnapping crime boss newspaper editor crooked politician framed for murder government corruption torchy blane mayoral campaign anti-crime crusade murdered reformer

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Top Billed Cast

Glenda Farrell

Torchy Blane

Barton MacLane

Steve McBride

Tom Kennedy

Gahagan

John Miljan

Dr. Dolan

Frank Shannon

Captain McTavish

Joe Cunningham

Maxie - Editor

George Guhl

Desk Sergeant Graves

Joe Downing

Spuds O'Brien

Irving Bacon

Hubert Ward

John Butler

Chuck Ball

Charles Richman

Mayor John Saunders

John Harron

Dibble

Fern Barry

Secretary (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Dolan's Butler (uncredited)

Tommy Bupp

Urchin (uncredited)

Glen Cavender

Store Customer (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

Coroner (uncredited)

Alice Connors

Secretary (uncredited)

Hal Craig

Detective Dexter (uncredited)

Jack Daley

Fred C. Tyler - Second Editor (uncredited)

Joe Devlin

Stone - Dolan Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Fanning

Detective (uncredited)

Walter Fenner

Mr. Skinner - Star Publisher (uncredited)

Chester Gan

Ling - Ward's Assistant (uncredited)

Jack A. Goodrich

Photographer at Murder Scene (uncredited)

Eddie Graham

Monk - Henchman (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Kidnap Henchman with Torchy (uncredited)

Kenneth Harlan

Stan - Star Advertising Manager (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Mr. James (uncredited)

Tom McGuire

Detective Tom (uncredited)

Wedgwood Nowell

H.T.Cope - Third Editor (uncredited)

John Ridgely

Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)

Dave Roberts

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

A. Dalzell - First Editor (uncredited)

Millard Vincent

Dr. Reynolds (uncredited)

Claude Wisberg

Newsboy (uncredited)

Jack Wise

Police Stenographer (uncredited)

Crew

Ray McCarey

Director

Earle Snell

Screenplay

Frederick Nebel

Characters

Irving Rubine

Idea

Bryan Foy

Associate Producer

Hal B. Wallis

Executive Producer

Jack L. Warner

Executive Producer

Howard Jackson

Original Music Composer

Warren Lynch

Director of Photography

Everett Dodd

Editor

Max Parker

Art Direction

Howard Shoup

Costume Design

Russell Saunders

Assistant Director

Lincoln Lyons

Sound

George DeNormand

Stunts

Harvey Parry

Stunts

Collection

Torchy Blane Collection

Smart Blonde

Fly Away Baby

The Adventurous Blonde

Blondes at Work

Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

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Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939)

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Crew

Collection

Torchy Blane Collection

Smart Blonde

Fly Away Baby

The Adventurous Blonde

Blondes at Work

Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Gets Her Man

Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Runs for Mayor

Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite

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