Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

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Torchy Blane.. Playing with Dynamite

"Run for Your Life!"

1939

0h 59m

6.0(4 votes)

Action

Crime

Comedy

Overview

Torchy Blane and Steve McBride try to nab a gangster by tracking his moll.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

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Jane Wyman

Torchy Blane

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Allen Jenkins

Steve McBride

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Tom Kennedy

Gahagan

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Sheila Bromley

Jackie McGuire

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Joe Cunningham

Maxie

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Eddie Marr

Denver Eddie

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Edgar Dearing

Jim Simmons

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Frank Shannon

Inspector McTavish

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Bruce MacFarlane

Bugsie

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George Lloyd

Harp

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Aldrich Bowker

Judge Hershey

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John Ridgely

Reporter at Match

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Larry Williams

Reporter with Pipe

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John Harron

Motorcycle Policeman

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Cliff Clark

Mike Kelly

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Tiny Roebuck

Bone Crusher

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Pat Flaherty

Crusher's Handler

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Creighton Hale

Hotel Desk Clerk

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Nat Carr

Book Store Clerk

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Glen Cavender

Landlord (uncredited)

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Loia Cheaney

Prison Guard #1 (uncredited)

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Dudley Dickerson

Black Man in Courtroom (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Court Attendant (uncredited)

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William Gould

Fire Chief (uncredited)

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Fay Holderness

Prison Matron (uncredited)

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Harry Hollingsworth

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Gahagan's Wrestling Handler #2 (uncredited)

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Kate Drain Lawson

County Jail Guard (uncredited)

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Al Lloyd

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Frank Mayo

McGuire's Arresting Officer (uncredited)

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Mathew McCue

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Bess Meyers

Night Matron (uncredited)

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John 'Skins' Miller

San Francisco Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Frank Moran

Gahagan's Wrestling Handler #1 (uncredited)

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Jack Mower

Arresting Officer #2 (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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Bob Perry

Referee (uncredited)

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Jessie Perry

Prison Guard #2 (uncredited)

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Bob Reeves

Police Officer (uncredited)

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John J. Richardson

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Ruth Robinson

Head Matron (uncredited)

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Ralph Sanford

Arresting Officer #1 (uncredited)

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Cliff Saum

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Sammy Shack

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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John Sheehan

Desk Sergeant O'Toole (uncredited)

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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Ruby (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Charlie (uncredited)

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Leo White

Wrestling Match Spectator (uncredited)

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