Torchy Gets Her Man (Warner Bros.) (1938)

(Opening Day) GLENDA FARRELL, BARTON MacLANE AT STRAND TODAY A comedy-drama of race tracks and counterfeiting dens, called “Torchy Gets Her Man” and starring Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane will have its local premier today at the Strand Theatre. This is another of those extremely popular movies dealing with the adventures of the vivacious blonde reporter, Torchy Blane, and her detective lieutenant boy friend, Steve McBride. All of these Warner Bros. thrill-and-laugh movies have been successful and have pleased audiences everywhere. In each of the pictures, Glenda and Bart are just about to marry when some other big newspaper story comes up for her or some other big mystery for him. This one deals with a counterfeiter who makes one hundred dollar bills and passes them at horse racing tracks throughout the country. This character, known as “Hundred Dollar Bill” Bailey is played by Willard Robertson. The picture is said to contain many exciting scenes at the betting windows of the famous Santa Anita track near Hollywood and in various hangouts of the makers of bogus money. Others in the photoplay besides MacLane and Miss Farrell include Tom Kennedy, John Ridgely, Tommy Jackson, Frank Reicher, Edward Raquello, Joe Cunningham and Herbert Rawlinson. William Beaudine directed from an original screenplay by Albert DeMond. HERE’S A SYSTEM TO WIN ON RACES Tom Kennedy, as Detective Gahagan, a dumb dick in the comedy-drama “Torchy Gets Her Man,” which opens today at the Strand Theatre, uses a system of betting the horses for certain scenes in the picture. He thinks of a number, multiplies it by itself, and bets on the horse whose post position coincides with the final integer of the result. Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane decided to put the system to atest. Under Kennedy’s instruction, they thought of a number — seven. Squaring it, they got 49 and bet “Plenty Charm,” the number 9 horse in the eighth race at the Hollywood track. “Plenty Charm” paid $30.40 on a two dollar ticket. Kennedy lost, however, he had bet “White Collar’ which ran last. Seven times seven, by his figuring, was 47. TOUGH ON MACLANE That Greek gentleman named Tantalus who stood up to his neck in water just out of reach of a cooling bunch of grapes had nothing on Barton MacLane, the movie actor. For a scene in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” now showing at the Strand Theatre, Barton was photographed holding an_ ice cream cone in his hand. Before he got a chance to eat it, it was knocked out of his grasp by a passerby. It was very hot while “Torchy” was being made on the Warner Bros. back lot and MacLane would have given half a day’s pay for a taste of that cooling confection. But twenty ice cream cones were knocked out of his grasp, before the scene was over and he had a chance to taste one. Page Eight PUBLICITY Mat 201—30c TAKE A TIP FROM TORCHY—Barton MacLane is headed for trouble with his blonde girl friend, Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), in this scene from “Torchy Gets Her Man” newest of the famous girl reporter series, which comes to the Strand Theatre today. (Review) ‘‘Torchy Gets Her Man”’ Is Hit Adventure Comedy STORY SYNOPSIS: (not for publication.) When girl reporter Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) finds out that her detective boy friend Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) is out to get the counterfeiter “Hundred Dollar Bill Bailey,’ she immediately goes to work on a hunch which leads her straight to a man who is posing as a Secret Service agent. She follows him to his hideout, gets her evidence, but is captured before she can use it. She gets word to Steve, however, who gets a chance to play hero for her in a thrilling climax that is packed with surprises. “Torchy Gets Her Man,” newest adventure of that snappy, snoopy girl reporter, played by Glenda Farrell, opened yesterday at the Strand Theatre, bringing plenty of laughs and thrills to the audiences who. welcomed back their old friend Torchy. This time Torchy Blane, the young feminine journalist, has an opportunity to get an exclusive story and to aid her likeable but slightly slow-on-the-trigger detective boy friend, Lieutenant Steve McBride, in the capture of the country’s most capable counterfeiter known as “Hundred Dollar Bill” Bailey. There is only one place where money in such large denominations circulates freely and without question and that is a horse racing track. The counterfeiter, played by Willard Robertson, makes many a bet with hundred dollar bills at the beautiful Santa Anita race course in California. In the end, naturally, he is captured by Barton MacLane through Torchy’s assistance. But Mat 101—15c Glenda Farrell HERE’S DAINTY TIP Glenda Farrell refreshes herself at the end of a tiring day’s work with perfumed ice cube massages. She puts a few drops of her favorite concentrated perfume in the water that goes in the freezing tray. She then uses the solid scented cubes on her wrists and neck for a delightful pick-up. Glenda is now playing in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” at the Strand. VERY HIGH STEPPER Cyclone, the police dog which appears in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” now at the Strand Theatre, holds the world canine championship for high jumping. For a scene in the picture, Cyclone leaps over a fence nine feet high. there are thrilling and nerve wracking moments when it looks as though Torchy’s life is going to pay the penalty for her ingenuity and daring. “Torchy Gets Her Man” is about as thrilling a movie as Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane have ever made. As technical adviser on the picture, was William H. Moran who for a great many years was head of the United States Secret Service, whose particular duty it is to stop the printing and circulation of bogus money. Chief Moran has been engaged by Warner Bros. to supervise the making of another series of stories dealing with the work of the department which he formerly headed. Excellently cast is ‘“‘Torchy Gets Her Man” with Miss Farrell and MacLane in the top spots and Tom Kennedy, as usual playing Gahagan, Bart’s stupid chauffeur. Other well known players include John Ridgely, Tommy Jackson, Frank Reicher, Edward Raquello, Joe Cunningham, Herbert Rawlinson, John Harron, Loia Cheany and Greta Meyer. The picture was directed by William Beaudine, just recently reurned from several years of making pictures in England. And the original screen play was by Albert DeMond. It should delight the whole family. IS REAL NEWSMAN Joe Cunningham, who plays the managing editor in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” which comes to the Strand Theatre today, is one movie editor who has actually been a newspaperman in real life. Joe has worked on most of the important papers in the country as cartoonist and sports editor. RAPID FIRE GIRL Glenda Farrell, whose speed of delivery is rivalled only by Pat O’Brien, read a speech of 397 words in 40 seconds for a _ scene in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” the latest comedy-drama in the famous Torchy series, which is now showing at the Strand Theatre. MacLane Or McBride--? Not Sure Which He Is Barton MacLane of the movies is all mixed up. He feels he has lost his identity. About the only time he’s sure he’s himself, these days, is when he wakes up in the morning with a tremendous appetite—which has been with him all his life — forgetful, for the moment that he is Lieutenant Steve McBride. ““McBride — McBride!” snorts Big Tough Barton. “Say-ay, I might as well marry the guy and be done with at.” As you’ve doubtless guessed, Lt. os MeMat 102—15¢ ride 18 2 Barton MacLane character MacLane plays in pictures. He’s played many another character. None of them got into his hair by claiming his personal, private identity, before. And none ever lent him an identity which is not his own, but the concoction of scenarists. None until McBride, hard-bitten detective in Warner Bros.’ “Torchy Blane” series, came along. The reason is plain. McLane has been claimed by a series character, taken over by it, identified with it, confused with it— just as the late Warner Oland was appropriated by “Charlie Chan,” and Lewis Stone, with a lifetime of fine and varied characterizations behind him, is now and forever more “Judge Hardy.” MacLane is now getting fan mail at the studio addressed to “Steve McBride,” or “Detective Steve McBride,” or “Lieutenant McBride,” or “Lt. Steve MacLane.” It annoys him considerably. Yet, in spite of himself, he’s proud of the characterization he has built, and secretly fond of it. William Beaudinewho directed “Torchy Gets Her Man,” latest picture in which MacLane plays McBride, didn’t know Barton very well. Sometimes he’d forget his name and call him “Steve” or “McBride” or “Lieutenant” instead. Barton has ceased to wait for his second call. He now answers just as readily to one name as another. But if Steve McBride has taken something from MacLane —his very identity itself—MacLane has had something of value from McBride. He has _ never been so popular in his career as he is now and only the “Torchy Blane” series, with its lead character so blended into his own, is responsible. “Torchy Gets Her Man” newest and most hilarious of the adventure comedies, is now showing at the Strand Theatre. FAMOUS SLEUTH CAST IN FILM For fifty-six years William H. Moran faced every type of criminal. For twenty-six years as head of the United States Secret Service, he found no gang too vicious, no mob too dangerous. He achieved an international reputation for his fearlessness and courage. But recently Mr. Moran was frightened. This could not be charged to the fact that he is seventy-eight years old, retired from active service as the foe of criminals, The reason was that, after he finished collaborating on the script of “Torchy Gets Her Man,” he stepped in front of the movie cameras for the first time to play the Chief of the Secret Service in the ‘Torchy’ picture now showing at the Strand. REALIZES TWO PET DREAMS IN FILM Tom Kennedy, the movie actor, always wanted to be a cop. As a matter of fact he passed the examination for patrolman in New York City thirty years ago. But he also wanted to be a prizefighter. So in 1908, he turned down a job on the force to enter the prize ring. In Hollywood, they will tell you that Tom Kennedy is the guy who specializes in playing dopes but, if he’s a dope, then Albert Einstein is a raving maniac. For, after realizing his prize fighting ambition, Kennedy became a cop, taking care of ambition number 2. In “Torchy Gets Her Man,” which opens today at the Strand Theatre, Kennedy again plays Gahagan, a dizzy detective. As a policeman for the movie camera Kennedy gets paid many times more than the $53.20 he would have received as a New York City patrolman. And the thugs who shoot at him are using only blanks. Kennedy had another ambition as a boy. He wanted to be a retired millionaire. It looks as if he might get there. NURSERY RHYME SOLVES MYSTERY A secret door figures prominently in the action of “Torchy Gets Her Man,” the latest of the Warner Bros. comedy-drama series starring Glenda Farrell as a girl reporter. But this is no ordinary hidden passage which reveals itself when one presses a knob on the mantle or lifts a certain book off the shelf. This door is hooked up by an ingenious device to a piano. A certain combination of notes must be played before the door opens. Barton MacLane, who plays Lieutenant. Steve McBride, is supposed to discover the door by accident when he happens to finger idly the piano keys. MacLane, however, is a stranger to the keyboard. So the door in the gangster’s hideout is discovered by tough Bart playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb.” The nursery song was the only melody that Felix Brust of the Warner music department was able to teach McLane on such short notice. RETURNS TO STAGE When he finished his role in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” now showing at the Strand Theatre, Frank Reicher returned to Broadway where he was to resume his stage production activities. Prior to his arrival in Hollywood, Reicher was a member of the Theatre Guild board of directors. Besides acting in many Guild productions, he directed Joseph Schildkraut and Eva Le Gallienne in “Liliom.” He also directed Jane Cowl in “Romeo and Juliet.” WRITES AND ACTS Willard Robertson, seen as “Hundred Dollar Bill” Bailey in “Torchy Gets Her Man,” at the Strand Theatre, came to Hollywood as a playwright. 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