Torchy Blane tries to solve a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.Torchy Blane tries to solve a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.Torchy Blane tries to solve a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
Joe King
- Mr. Guy Allister
- (as Joseph King)
Glen Cavender
- George - Globe Chop House Manager
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre
- (uncredited)
Don Downen
- Herald Copy Boy
- (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
- Globe Chop House Waiter
- (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
- Man at Bar with Sprague
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThough released six weeks after the Hindenburg disaster, which put a stop to all commercial dirigible flights, the film's climax occurs on a German dirigible and it contains stock footage of the Hindenburg (LZ-129).
- GoofsThe map of Torchy's flight "shows" it ending in Frankfurt, Germany, but it's actually flying to Berlin. Frankfurt, where Zeppelin flights took off from and arrived at, is much farther to the west.
- Quotes
Sgt. Orville Gahagan: [to a gaggle of reporters trying to get into the crime scene, including Torchy] Orders is no reporters, male or female - especially female!
- ConnectionsEdited from Flirtation Walk (1934)
Featured review
Globe-trotting tale boiled down to fit into cute one-hour detective comedy
Lieutenant Steve McBride (Barton McLane) stalks away from reporter and girlfriend Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell). "You've wasted all of my time that you're gonna," he growls back at her. "From now on I handle this case alone."
–Of course, Steve should know better it's clear by this point that Skipper (as she affectionately calls him) probably wouldn't get anywhere without Torchy's persistent "interference." Glenda Farrell is excellent in this second Torchy Blane series mystery. Perky, pesky, self-assured—Farrell is perfect as the adventurous newshound. McLane is good, too as the affectionate but gruff detective.
The case begins with a diamond robbery and the murder of a jeweler. The leading suspect, at least in Torchy's book, is a rival publisher's son, who is about to embark on a round the world trip as a publicity stunt. On the spur of the moment, Torchy decides to follow him—as does a third reporter, and they all talk their publishers into promoting it as a race.
Also on the trip is Sergeant Gahagan (Tom Kennedy), Steve's one-time driver who has actually quit the police force to set out on a secret new career. Gahagan must have made a hit in the first Torchy picture, because his role here—the lumbering cop with the heart of a Romantic—is much expanded.
Some neat stock footage of foreign locales, ships, airplanes and even a zeppelin add interest; the plot, while it covers a lot of geography, is admittedly pretty basic. In any case, it's the trio of main characters—especially Torchy—who are the main attraction in this very enjoyable comedy-mystery.
–Of course, Steve should know better it's clear by this point that Skipper (as she affectionately calls him) probably wouldn't get anywhere without Torchy's persistent "interference." Glenda Farrell is excellent in this second Torchy Blane series mystery. Perky, pesky, self-assured—Farrell is perfect as the adventurous newshound. McLane is good, too as the affectionate but gruff detective.
The case begins with a diamond robbery and the murder of a jeweler. The leading suspect, at least in Torchy's book, is a rival publisher's son, who is about to embark on a round the world trip as a publicity stunt. On the spur of the moment, Torchy decides to follow him—as does a third reporter, and they all talk their publishers into promoting it as a race.
Also on the trip is Sergeant Gahagan (Tom Kennedy), Steve's one-time driver who has actually quit the police force to set out on a secret new career. Gahagan must have made a hit in the first Torchy picture, because his role here—the lumbering cop with the heart of a Romantic—is much expanded.
Some neat stock footage of foreign locales, ships, airplanes and even a zeppelin add interest; the plot, while it covers a lot of geography, is admittedly pretty basic. In any case, it's the trio of main characters—especially Torchy—who are the main attraction in this very enjoyable comedy-mystery.
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.37 : 1
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