Torchy Blane in Panama

Torchy Blane in Panama is a 1938 American mystery film directed by William Clemens. The film stars Lola Lane, Paul Kelly, and Tom Kennedy. It was released on May 7, 1938. This is the fifth film in a series of "Torchy Blane" movies by Warner Bros. Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan is on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal. The film is the first of two movies in the Torchy Blane series to star an actress other than Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane and Barton MacLane as Steve. Farrell and MacLane returned to the series for three additional films, with the last film in the series Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite (1939) featuring Jane Wyman and Allen Jenkins as Torchy and Steve.