a5c7b9f00b Investigative newspaper-reporter "Torchy" Blane uncovers evidence of graft, corruption and murder against an underworld boss who has control of a big city's politics. After a political opponent of the machine is murdered while running for Mayor of the city, "Torchy" decides to put her own name on the ballot.
"Star' reporter Torchy Blane is on a mission to expose local crime boss 'Doc' Dolan and his corrupt puppet mayor. Working with a petty thief, she bugs the mayor's office and discovers the existence of Dolan's "little red book" of payoffs and bribes. This information helps her to break into Dolan's house and find the book. Unfortunately Dolan's syndicate is able to pull advertising from "The Star," and coerce them into not printing the story. A frustrated Torchy is turned down by every other paper in town with the exception of principled editor Hubert Ward. The resultant publicity forces a recall election with Ward standing against the corrupt administration. However, after Dolan murders him, the only one willing to run in his place is Torchy.
Glenda Farrell filed her last story and in a sense made her own new in this film. Just the title Torchy Runs For Mayor should tell you all you need to know.<br/><br/>Our showgirl turned reporter is after a crooked city administration this time. The mayor, Charles Richman, is a grafter, but he's just a puppet in the hands of the real political boss of the city, John Miljan. Miljan also happens to be a medical doctor which comes in quite handy in his criminal pursuits.<br/><br/>When the original reform candidate Irving Bacon is murdered and another guy framed, Torchy through a bit of a joke by boyfriend Barton MacLane finds herself the reform candidate. <br/><br/>Glenda Farrell is pretty resourceful in getting her news, including an illegal bug in the mayor's office. But Miljan is one clever guy and she gets in more harm's way here than in any other film in the series.<br/><br/>In fact that gives MacLane more of an opportunity. Usually he's just there both being shown up by hera detective and also getting the accolades for the crimes that she helps solve. But when Farrell does get in harm's way she has need of MacLane.<br/><br/>There was only one more Torchy Blane film, Jane Wyman was given the role with Allen Jenkinsher detective boyfriend. That team set no box office records and Torchy filed her last story with Jane.<br/><br/>This last one with Farrell and MacLane though is pretty good and downright excellent for a B film out of Warner Brothers.
"Torchy Runs For Mayor" was the only film in the series directed by Ray McCarey (brother of the more famous Leo), and the change is noticeable in the film's punchier, more adventurous directorial style compared to its "safer" predecessors. There is a real sense of danger here, with the villains playing it straight. But Torchy is also at her most determined and righteous. The comedy content is reduced, along with Gahagan's part; at the end, even he is transformed into a (mostly) competent action hero! My one main objection is that the title, catchyit may be, gives away a plot development that occurs late into the movie, robbing it off its surprise factor. **1/2 out of 4.


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