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Smart Blonde (1937)

Smart Blonde poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wisecracking female reporter and her detective boyfriend investigate the murder of an investor who just bought a popular nightclub. They trade jokes and clues as they try to catch the killer.

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What happens

Smart Blonde is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Frank McDonald. Starring Glenda Farrell as Torchy Blane, a fast-talking wisecracking female reporter, teaming up with her boyfriend detective Steve McBride, to solve the killing of an investor who just bought a popular local nightclub. The first of nine Torchy Blane films by Warner Bros. Pictures, it was released on January 2, 1937. The film is followed by Fly-Away Baby (1937). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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