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Honeymoon for Three: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

I started watching this 1941 film on TCM and as I got 10 minutes in I thought, “Have I seen this before?” Finally, I looked it up and realiz

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Torchy Blane Plays with Dynamite: Movies about Writing (also called Torchy Blane Playing with Dynamite) — Five Smiling Fish

Jane Wyman . . . how did you get here? Once again they tried to to recast the whole formula. Jane Wyman is news gal Torchy Blane. Allen Jenk

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Torchy Blane in Chinatown & Torchy Runs for Mayor: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

“You’re no lady! You’re a reporter!” Just to remind you: Newspaper woman, Torchy (Glenda Farrel) and her homicide detective fiancee Steve M

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Torchy Blane in Panama & Torchy Gets Her Man: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

Once again we turn in Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane to show us how unethical journalism can be . . . Wait. That’s not Glenda Farrell o

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Adventurous Blonde & Blondes at Work: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

“Can't you lovebirds find something to bill and coo about besides murders and bank robberies?" Newspaper woman, Torchy (Glenda Farrel) and

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Smart Blonde & Fly-Away, Baby: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

These are the first two pair of mystery/adventure films about Torchy Blane (Glenda Farrell), a fast talking lady reporter who is always tagg

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Megan's Blogs — Five Smiling Fish

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The Loved One: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

Holy stacked cast, Batman! It’s like every character actor of the 60s got invited to a really boring party that someone forgot to tell them

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Lovers Courageous: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

How are Lovers Courageous? I/m not really sure. Maybe it just seemed like a good title? The pair of lovers do have good chemistry. Willie Sm

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Behind the Headlines: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

This one will be short and I’m not going to summarize the entire plot. Despite this being a pre-code film that’s only an hour long, there’s

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Top Secret Affair: Movies about Writing — Five Smiling Fish

A lady publishing mogul in 1957! How shocking! Well, this is a comedy so I guess it was okay. Susan Hayward is playing Dottie Peale, a maga

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