Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.Torchy, Steve, and Gahagan are on the trail of a bank robber aboard an ocean liner traveling from New York to L.A. via the Panama Canal.
Jimmy Conlin
- Botkin
- (as James Conlon)
John Ridgely
- Reynolds
- (as John Ridgeley)
Art Baker
- Assistant Bank Manager
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe fifth of nine "Torchy Blane" films released by Warner Brothers from 1937 to 1939, and one of two Torchy Blane films not to feature Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane as Torchy and Steve McBride. Tom Kennedy played Gahagan in all nine Torchy Blane episodes. "Torchy Blane...Playing with Dynamite" featured Jane Wyman as Torchy and Allen Jenkins as McBride.
- GoofsWhen Torchy Blaine temporarily gives Crafton the stuffed leopard mascot, he takes it to his room and stuffs the stolen bank money inside the leopard which would have made the mascot a lot heavier. But when Carlton returns the mascot to her; the considerable added weight goes unnoticed.
- Quotes
Cop: Hold it. You can't go in there, lady. There's been a hold-up and a murder.
Torchy Blane: You're wrong, boys. Hold-ups and murder are my meat. Here's the open sesame that swings wide all portals - my press pass. Torchy Blane of the Star.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Torchy Gets Her Man (1938)
- SoundtracksCalifornia, Here I Come
(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
Lyrics by Al Jolson and Buddy G. DeSylva
Sung by members of the Loyal Order of Leopards aboard ship
Featured review
Watch Leopard Lodge Brothers March!
Sole appearance pairing Lola Lane and Paul Kelly in the hard-boiled Torchy Blane comedy newspaper crime series. Why Warner Brothers changed lead actors in this series and then resumed with the normal Glenda Farrell/Barton MacLane combination is probably a very interesting story.
Tom Kennedy as Detective Gahagan leads off this entry with the parade of Leopard lodge brothers that march through the robbery of the Hayward National Bank. Gahagan is the Royal Tomcat of New Rochelle Lair 666. Membership in this ancient and loyal order helps Gahagan identify the false member of Lair 394 from Los Angeles and thus solve the mystery. Gahagan is also the goat when he is tricked and told to impress the ladies of South America by telling them: `Usted tiene la cara de chiva' (You have the face of a nanny goat).
Torchy gets scooped at the bank robbery, left behind to boyfriend Detective Lieutenant Steve McBride, but she shows him up by parachuting next to a southbound steamer and follows the stolen money to Cuba and then Panama. Torchy is made Honorary Royal Tabby cat and gets custody of mascot Tommy Hollywood. A pair of colorful pajama-type ladies pants figures heavily in the final rescue.
As in the rest of the series, the police cannot solve the crime without Torchy's intervention but they are needed to save Torchy when she gets into trouble at the end.
Tom Kennedy as Detective Gahagan leads off this entry with the parade of Leopard lodge brothers that march through the robbery of the Hayward National Bank. Gahagan is the Royal Tomcat of New Rochelle Lair 666. Membership in this ancient and loyal order helps Gahagan identify the false member of Lair 394 from Los Angeles and thus solve the mystery. Gahagan is also the goat when he is tricked and told to impress the ladies of South America by telling them: `Usted tiene la cara de chiva' (You have the face of a nanny goat).
Torchy gets scooped at the bank robbery, left behind to boyfriend Detective Lieutenant Steve McBride, but she shows him up by parachuting next to a southbound steamer and follows the stolen money to Cuba and then Panama. Torchy is made Honorary Royal Tabby cat and gets custody of mascot Tommy Hollywood. A pair of colorful pajama-type ladies pants figures heavily in the final rescue.
As in the rest of the series, the police cannot solve the crime without Torchy's intervention but they are needed to save Torchy when she gets into trouble at the end.
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- Jim Tritten
- Jul 1, 2004
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Trouble in Panama
- Filming locations
- Canal Zone, Panama(archive footage, backgrounds, establishing shots)
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- Runtime59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Torchy Blane in Panama (1938) officially released in India in English?
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