He is interred at conejo mountain memorial park in camarillo, california. After rival reporters, jealous of torchys success, conspire to fake the murder of an actor in order to embarrass her, he ends up being strangled. N 1 this is the second film in the torchy blane series by warner bros. Blane gets involved in a smuggling case on a flight in fly away baby 1937, then is immersed in a scandal with a rival newspaper in the adventurous blonde 1937. Sorvegliare smart blonde in risoluzione hd, scaricare smart blonde in lingua italiana, vista smart blonde in 1080 pixel. Smart blonde 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Get the best deals on movie pressbooks when you shop the largest online selection at.
Once a boxer, brawny character actor tom kennedy began his film career early in the silent era. The musical, exploring the life of judy holliday, will begin performances at offbroadways 59e59 theaters march 16. Torchy blane created by frederick nebel 19031966 you always told me to play up the feminine angle in my stories. Smart blonde manufactures and distributes over 70,000 wholesale and retail custom front vanity license plates, signs, frames and personalized license plates.
Smart blonde glenda farrell played torchy blane for the first time in warner brothers smart blonde 1937 but she had stamped the template for the hardboiled female reporter four years earlier as the salty heroine of mystery of the wax museum 1933, directed by michael curtiz. Glenda farrel plays fasttalking, supersharp torchy, reporter for the. Carefully curated wines presented with expert tasting notes and paired with movie viewing suggestions from your friends at tcm. Torchy herself was ostensibly based on reporter dorothy kilgallen and had begun her crimesolving career in smart blonde 1937. Farrell is great her short bursts of ironic laughter, though not quite autonomous enough. Flyaway baby is a 1937 american crimemystery film starring glenda farrell as crime reporter torchy blane, along with her detective boyfriend, solving a murder and smuggling case during a roundtheworld flight. Glenda farrel plays fasttalking, supersharp torchy, reporter for the morning herald. Smart blonde wholesale novelty license plate tags metal tin. E disney pixar film 2008 oscar awards consideration pictorial book.
Smart blonde 1936 cast and crew the first in a slew of films concerning intrepid reporter torchy blane glenda farrell of the morning herald, this lighthearted mystery opens with the murder of. Smart blonde didnt quite escape this trap, although the plot clearly is above average with a few unexpected moves. The new york premiere of smart blonde has sets its full cast. Rosalie 1937 san quentin 1937 saratoga 1937 scipione lafricano 1937, it. In smart blonde 1936, the first of the torchy blane series, torchy talks her policeman boyfriend into letting her help with a murder case video formats. Smart blonde wholesale novelty license plate tags metal. Voir smart blonde 1937 en streaming complet streamvoir. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Feb 20, 2019 smart blonde glenda farrell, barton maclane. The adventurous blonde 1937, warner brothers the case of the stuttering bishop 1937, warner brothers fly away baby 1937, warner brothers the league of frightened men 1937, columbia murder goes to college 1937, paramount. It was last registered with the faa in 1976 and its certificate was canceled in 20. This 1937 torchy blane film, smart blonde has torchy blane glenda farrell trying to find out who killed an entrepreneur who just purchased a night club and some gambling establishments. She works the police beat where she constantly runs up against her boyfriend, homicide cop barton maclane. Smart blonde is the first film of the torchy blane series with glenda farrell as former showgirl turned reporter with a real keen sense of a scoop.
Starring glenda farrell as torchy blane, a beautiful, headlinehunting, wisecracking female reporter teaming up with her boyfriend, detective steve mcbride to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub. The first film in the series is smart blonde which was released in 1937 and introduced torchy played by glenda farrell and her hotheaded boyfriend police lieutenant steve mcbride barton maclane. Who is the blonde actress in the smart insurance tv advert. Lola lane and paul kelly played the roles in the 1938 film torchy blane in panama and jane wyman and allen jenkins took over the roles in the last film in the series, torchy. Genres mystery subgenres detective film release date jan 2, 1937 usa unknown run time. Smart blonde glenda farrell, barton maclane youtube. Smart blonde 1936, warner brothers women are trouble 1936, mgm 1937. Smart blonde 1937 out of 4 the first of nine films in the series has reporter torchy blane glenda farrell and boyfriend steve mcbride barton maclane investigating the murder of a millionaire who was set to buy some property at a discounted price. Frank mcdonald november 9, 1899 baltimore, maryland march 8, 1980 oxnard, california was an american film and television director, active from 1935 to 1966. Here id be a woman against two men and ill beat them too. He directed more than 100 films, including many westerns starring gene autry and roy rogers, and numerous tv show episodes. Smart blonde original trailer trailer clip smart blonde original trailer dave karger intro smart blonde 1936 smart blonde original trailer airing. Later on, one of the suspects, the dead mans bodyguard, is also found dead. Hard to recognize william hopper who was in his salad days back then.
Smart blonde, the characters name and gender was changed thereby inaugurating one of the most popular and enjoyable movie series of the 1930s. The adventurous blonde is a 1937 american romantic comedy film directed by frank mcdonald and written by robertson white and david diamond. In 3 dumb clucks, the three stooges are in jail when they learn that their father also played by curly has divorced their mother and is about to marry a golddigger named daisy. My list of 12 classic mystery film series torchy and her boorish beau glenda farrell. Steve mcbride, with the only difference here being that they dont become engaged until the end of the film. Kilgallen and had begun her crimesolving career in smart blonde 1937. This is the third film in the torchy blane movie series by warner bros. Glenda farrell played torchy blane for the first time in warner brothers smart blonde 1937 but she had stamped the template for the hardboiled female reporter four years earlier as the salty heroine of mystery of the wax museum 1933, directed by michael curtiz. Media in category films of the united states, 1937 the following 86 files are in this category, out of 86 total. Robert williams carries the film, with jean harlow and a very young loretta young mostly looking good. Smart blonde was a surprise hit and became a popular second feature with moviegoers. Smart blonde film from wikimedia commons, the free media repository. With glenda farrell, barton maclane, winifred shaw, addison richards, david carlyle, craig. The adventurous blonde is a 1937 american romantic comedy film directed by frank.
Depending on how you view things, torchys a help or a hindrance. Tom kennedy alone makes sure this is at least a three star film. Notes about smart blonde, 1937, directed by frank mcdonald, with glenda farrell, barton maclane, winifred shaw, available from turner classic movies. Smart blonde 1937 frank mcdonald synopsis, characteristics. Eddie anderson brings his rochester character to his part as a groundskeeper with hattie mcdaniel as his overbearing wife. Captain kidds kids rare 1919 harold lloyd comedy movie film pressbook hal roach. Maclane was a regular in warner brothers movies of the thirties and forties, to the. Glenda farrell, she of the mileaminute mouth, was an inspired choice for. Films of the united states, 1937 wikimedia commons.
Get info about the original print of smart blonde, 1937, directed by frank mcdonald, with glenda farrell, barton maclane, winifred shaw. You and me 1938 film noir george raft and sylvia sydney. After the success of the first in the series, smart blonde, a second film based on the torchy blanesteve mcbride crimefighting duo, was quickly put into production. The octopus 1937 shall we dance 1937 slim 1937 smart blonde 1937 snow white and the seven dwarfs 1937 something to sing about 1937 song at midnight 1937, china aka ye ban ge sheng. Over the goal is a light and easy to take college film with lots of comedy provided by johnnie davis as hoppers roommate. Given its age, platinum blonde holds up pretty well. In smart blonde 1936, the first of the torchy blane series, torchy talks her policeman boyfriend into letting her help with a murder case. A hitchcock blonde is an actresscharacter type that was frequently used by film director alfred hitchcock in his movies and for whom. Eight more torchy films were made, but farrell and maclane were replaced by. Daisy mistakes curly for popsiewopsie and curly take poppas place at the wedding. Smart blonde 1937 fly away baby 1937 the adventurous blonde 1937. Smart blonde 1937 has torchy solving a murder committed right in front of her.
Yes, its interest is pretty much as an historical artifact, and the dialogue is not as snappy as maybe it once was, but its wellworn theme the marriage of social unequals still works. Smart blonde offers same day shipping on over 70,000 wholesale front vanity license plates, signs, frames and personalized license plates. This is from the 1937 torchy blane movie smart blonde. Barton maclane played mcbride in all the films that featured glenda farrell as torchy and hes always reliable. Smart blonde is a 1937 american mystery film directed by frank mcdonald. With glenda farrell, barton maclane, anne nagel, tom kennedy. Farrell and maclane would costar in seven of the nine torchy blane films by warner bros. This is the very first screen appearance of glenda farrell as teresa torchy blane. In their third crimesolving adventure, smartaleck newspaper woman torchy blane. Wholesale novelty aluminum metal signs smart blonde. Jane wyman who played dixie, the hatcheck girl in this film, would go on to.
Her boyfriend is the hardworking, notas smart detective steve mcbride, played by barton maclane. Glenda farrell and barton maclane, smart blonde, 1937 ginger peachy. It centers around the owner of a night club and several sports establishments wanting to sell out and live an honest life with his fiancee. Feature films january 2 guns of the pecos smart blonde, guns of the pecos, smart blonde, january 9 sing me a love song, january 16 gods country and the woman, january 23 once a doctor, january 30 black. The two set out to find who killed the man but also why the seller took his bid, which was much lower than what others had offered. Tcm wine club is the perfect complement to your favorite film.
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