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Torchy Gets Her Man

1938 · 63 min

A breezy, wisecracking old-Hollywood caper that rattles through its mystery with comic banter and a dog, never taking itself seriously.

Directed by
William Beaudine
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Tagline
Torchy Puts All Her Yeggs In One Basket... And Cracks A Crime Trust Wide Open!
Overview
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.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
William Beaudine
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • mystery
  • media
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, crime, mystery
Directed by
William Beaudine
Written by
Albert DeMond
Starring
Glenda Farrell, Barton MacLane, Tom Kennedy, Willard Robertson, Thomas E. Jackson, George Guhl, Frank Reicher, John Ridgely
Music
Howard Jackson
Cinematography
Arthur L. Todd, Warren Lynch
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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