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
Tom Kennedy Shines
I watched this Torchy Blane entry this Saturday morning on TCM. For some reason, Lola Lane plays Torchy instead of Glenda Farrell. And Paul Kelly takes Barton McLane's role as Steve McBride. The change was only for this movie, though and the regular leads were back in the next Torchy Blane movie. Maybe there were scheduling conflicts?
The plot involves a bank robbery with new bills all carrying consecutive serial numbers, being stolen. Gahagan's Leopard Lodge figures in the robbery. Since it's easier to get rid of hot money in Panama, the robber boards a ship going there. Steve, Gahagan, nosy reporter Steve Crafton, and of course, Torchy, all wind up on the ship, too.
TBIP suffers because there is little chemistry between Lane and Kelly, unlike Farrell and McLane. And Paul Kelly doesn't look comfortable in a comedy role. But Lane does bring some energy to her Torchy character.
The best part of the movie is that Tom Kennedy, as Gahagan, gets more screen time and really spices things up. He provides his usual comic relief, but Gahagan is pretty sharp in this one and even finds the big clue needed to solve the case in Panama. Tom Kennedy played a lot of comedy roles and performed with the likes of Shemp Howard and The Marx Brothers. He really stands out in TBIP and makes it worth watching all by himself.
The plot involves a bank robbery with new bills all carrying consecutive serial numbers, being stolen. Gahagan's Leopard Lodge figures in the robbery. Since it's easier to get rid of hot money in Panama, the robber boards a ship going there. Steve, Gahagan, nosy reporter Steve Crafton, and of course, Torchy, all wind up on the ship, too.
TBIP suffers because there is little chemistry between Lane and Kelly, unlike Farrell and McLane. And Paul Kelly doesn't look comfortable in a comedy role. But Lane does bring some energy to her Torchy character.
The best part of the movie is that Tom Kennedy, as Gahagan, gets more screen time and really spices things up. He provides his usual comic relief, but Gahagan is pretty sharp in this one and even finds the big clue needed to solve the case in Panama. Tom Kennedy played a lot of comedy roles and performed with the likes of Shemp Howard and The Marx Brothers. He really stands out in TBIP and makes it worth watching all by himself.
- hogwrassler
- Nov 12, 2021
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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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