Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.Torchy Blane solves a murder and smuggling case during a round-the-world flight.
Joe King
- Mr. Guy Allister
- (as Joseph King)
Glen Cavender
- George - Globe Chop House Manager
- (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
- Policeman Announcing Miss Sayre
- (uncredited)
Don Downen
- Herald Copy Boy
- (uncredited)
Earl Dwire
- Globe Chop House Waiter
- (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
- Man at Bar with Sprague
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThough released six weeks after the Hindenburg disaster, which put a stop to all commercial dirigible flights, the film's climax occurs on a German dirigible and it contains stock footage of the Hindenburg (LZ-129).
- GoofsThe map of Torchy's flight "shows" it ending in Frankfurt, Germany, but it's actually flying to Berlin. Frankfurt, where Zeppelin flights took off from and arrived at, is much farther to the west.
- Quotes
Sgt. Orville Gahagan: [to a gaggle of reporters trying to get into the crime scene, including Torchy] Orders is no reporters, male or female - especially female!
- ConnectionsEdited from Flirtation Walk (1934)
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Step Up From the First Film
Fly Away Baby (1937)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
The second in the series has Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) and her boyfriend Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) trying to solve some smuggling as well as a murder and the two end up flying across the world trying to catch the killer. FLY AWAY BABY is certainly a step up from the previous film as the story is a lot stronger, the characters more fun and we even get some nice support this time around. One thing that would have made the film even better is if it had been filmed with any sort of budget because one of the big things in the story is that it takes place in various locations throughout the world. These cities are just seen inside hotel rooms and other locations because they obviously didn't have the money to film at these places. In their place is a bunch of stock footage, which obviously makes the film look somewhat cheap but outside of this the story is pretty good. I thought both Farrell and MacLane were even better here than they were in the first and it seems that the two of them really worked on their chemistry. The duo come across here as a lot of fun and they certainly help carry the story with their charm. Gordon Oliver and Hugh O'Connell also add some value in their supporting roles. The film certainly doesn't become a classic and it's far from perfect but I think fans of the genre or fans of Farrell should at least have a good time with it.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
The second in the series has Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell) and her boyfriend Steve McBride (Barton MacLane) trying to solve some smuggling as well as a murder and the two end up flying across the world trying to catch the killer. FLY AWAY BABY is certainly a step up from the previous film as the story is a lot stronger, the characters more fun and we even get some nice support this time around. One thing that would have made the film even better is if it had been filmed with any sort of budget because one of the big things in the story is that it takes place in various locations throughout the world. These cities are just seen inside hotel rooms and other locations because they obviously didn't have the money to film at these places. In their place is a bunch of stock footage, which obviously makes the film look somewhat cheap but outside of this the story is pretty good. I thought both Farrell and MacLane were even better here than they were in the first and it seems that the two of them really worked on their chemistry. The duo come across here as a lot of fun and they certainly help carry the story with their charm. Gordon Oliver and Hugh O'Connell also add some value in their supporting roles. The film certainly doesn't become a classic and it's far from perfect but I think fans of the genre or fans of Farrell should at least have a good time with it.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Jan 5, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.37 : 1
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