Torchy Blane in Chinatown

Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byFrederick Nebel
Murray Leinster
Screenplay byGeorge Bricker
Based onThe Purple Hieroglyph
1920 novel
by Murray Leinster
Produced byHal B. Wallis
Jack L. Warner
StarringGlenda Farrell
Barton MacLane
Patric Knowles
CinematographyWarren Lynch
Edited byFrederick Richards
Music byHoward Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • February 4, 1939 (1939-02-04)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Torchy Blane in Chinatown is a 1939 American mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane. Released on February 4, 1939, it is the seventh film in the Torchy Blane film series by Warner Bros. and is followed by Torchy Runs for Mayor (1939).

The rivalry between newspaper reporter Torchy Blane and her boyfriend, Lieutenant Steve McBride, escalates as the two investigate a death threat involving priceless jade tablets.