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Torchy in her stride

posted 13 years ago by jackboot
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This was Number 4 in the series and by this time, all the formulaic elements are well set and very much in place. That said, this one stands out in the series as having the right amounts of everything and it works particularly well.

Of course, as always, the lion's (or should I say, in this case, the lioness') share of the credit belongs to Glenda Farrell who really runs with the part. Thomas E. Jackson, veteran character actor of just about every film made in the 1930s and 1940s (okay, an exaggeration, but he worked quite a lot!) stands out as McBride's partner, Detective Parker.

[–] hbenthow 13 years ago

This was Number 4 in the series and by this time, all the formulaic elements are well set and very much in place. That said, this one stands out in the series as having the right amounts of everything and it works particularly well.

I like all seven of them (I don't count the Jane Wyman and Lola Lane ones. No one can fill Glenda Farrell's shoes). Each one is pretty much as good as the one before it, with "Fly Away Baby" being the only one that didn't seem quite as good as the rest, but even it was good.

Courage, men! We've not sunk before, and we'll not sink now!

[–] whiskeyTango-06 8 years ago

that fashion designer dude had quite a stride going as well!