

Blondes at Work
1938-02-05 · 63 min · ★ 6.3
When a rival newspaper publisher complains to his captain about possible collusion between himself and reporter Torchy Blane on scooping her rivals in crime news reporting, Det. Lt. Steve McBride determines to thwart her efforts to get inside information - and she determines to go on getting it, by whatever means necessary.
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- Directors
- Frank McDonald
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Glenda FarrellTorchy Blane
Barton MacLaneLt. Steve McBride
Tom KennedyGahagan
Rosella TowneLouisa Revelle
Donald BriggsMaitland Greer
John RidgelyRegan
Betty CompsonBlanche Revelle
Thomas E. JacksonParker
Frank ShannonCapt. McTavish
Carole LandisCarol
Suzanne KaarenOlive
Theodore von EltzDistrict Attorney
Charles RichmanJudge Wilson
Robert MiddlemassBoylan - Editor
Kenneth HarlanMarvin Spencer
George GuhlDesk Sergeant
Ralph SanfordDetective Ed Healy (uncredited)
Roy BarcroftAttorney Meadows (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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