Torchy Blaine is a fictional female newsperson who appeared in a series of Warner Brothers "B" films during the 1930s. She was loosely based upon the Kennedy character in the MacBride and Kennedy stories by Louis Frederick Nebel, although the two characters actually only shared a common profession. Warner Bros. ... Other Lists of Movies List of years in film in the 1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Decades in Film: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s List of movies See also Film, History of cinema Categories: 1930s ...

During the pre-war period, the job of newspaper reporter was one of the few movie role models that portrayed intelligent, career-oriented women. Of these role models, Torchy Blaine was perhaps the best known.

Torchy is the girlfriend of the police-detective Steve McBride. The typical plot has the resilient, very fast-talking Torchy solving the crime before her less than perceptive beau. In all but two of the films the role of Torchy Blaine was played by Glenda Farrell, and that of Steve McBride by Barton MacLane. Lola Lane played Torchy in Torchy Blane in Panama, while Jane Wyman played the rôle of Torchy in the final film, Torchy Plays with Dynamite. Glenda Farrell (June 30, 1904 – May 1, 1971) was an American film actress. ... Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902—January 1, 1969) was an American actor. ... The Lane Sisters were four siblings who achieved success during the 1930s as a singing act, with their popularity leading to a series of successful films. ... Jane Wyman Jane Wyman (born on January 4, 1914, though some sources once indicated she may have been born on January 5, 1917) is an Academy Award-winning American actress best known for playing disabled characters such as Belinda MacDonald in Johnny Belinda and Helen Phillips in Magnificent Obsession (opposite...

The character of Torchy Blaine appeared in the following films:

Torchy Blaine was writer Jerry Siegel's inspiration for the character of Lois Lane in the Superman comic books (TIME Magazine, May 30, 1988, Letters to the Editor, P. 6-7). Siegel based her name on Torchy actress Lola Lane. Jerome (Jerry) Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996) was the co-creator of Superman, the first of the great comic book heroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters from the 20th century. ... Lois Joanne Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... The Lane Sisters were four siblings who achieved success during the 1930s as a singing act, with their popularity leading to a series of successful films. ...

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