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Torchy Blane in Chinatown is a film of genre Comedy directed by William Beaudine released in USA on 4 february 1939 with Glenda Farrell
Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
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Add to a movie listTorchy Blane in Chinatown is a 1939 American crime comedy film directed by William Beaudine. It stars Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, and Henry O'Neill.
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Glenda Farrell
(Torchy Blane)
Barton MacLane
(Det. Lt. Steve 'Mac' McBride)
Tom Kennedy
(Det. Sgt. Gahagan)
Henry O'Neill
(Sen. H. Baldwin)
Patric Knowles
(Capt. Condon)
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