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Smart Blonde is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald. Starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane, a smart, sassy, 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. This is the first of nine "Torchy Blane" films by Warner Bros. It was released on January 2, 1937.
Original Release
01/02/1937
US Release
01/02/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenda Farrell | Torchy Blane |
| Barton MacLane | Steve McBride |
| Wini Shaw | Dolly Ireland |
| Addison Richards | Fitz Mularkey / Fitz Mularkay |
| Robert Paige | Lewis Friel |
| Craig Reynolds | Tom Carney |
| Charlotte Wynters | Marcia Friel |
| Jane Wyman | Dixie - Hatcheck Girl / Dixie |
| Joseph Crehan | 'Tiny' Torgenson / Tiny Torgensen |
| Tom Kennedy | Gahagan |
Directors
Writers
Kenneth Gamet, Don Ryan, Frederick Nebel, Harold Buckley, William Jacobs, Ben Grauman Kohn, Barry Starr
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenda Farrell | Torchy Blane |
| Barton MacLane | Steve McBride |
| Wini Shaw | Dolly Ireland |
| Addison Richards | Fitz Mularkey / Fitz Mularkay |
| Robert Paige | Lewis Friel |
| Craig Reynolds | Tom Carney |
| Charlotte Wynters | Marcia Friel |
| Jane Wyman | Dixie - Hatcheck Girl / Dixie |
| Joseph Crehan | 'Tiny' Torgenson / Tiny Torgensen |
| Tom Kennedy | Gahagan |
| John Sheehan | Leon Blyfuss |
| Max Wagner | Chuck Cannon |
| George Lloyd | Pickney Sax |
| Frank Bruno | Boze |
| Glen Cavender | Trooper Sergeant |
| Eddy Chandler | Det. Marsotto |
| Alexander Cross | Det. Klein |
| Joe Cunningham | City Editor |
| Frank Faylen | Ambulance Driver |
| Bess Flowers | Nurse |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Bryan Foy | Producer |
