I just watched this one on TCM. Torchy gets herself tossed in jail so that she can cozy up to Jackie McGuire, girlfriend of the notorious gangster Denver Eddie. Torchy and Jackie break out of jail and go on the lam, finally linking up with Eddie and his two goons. Steve McBride and Gahagan are close behind. We learn that Gahagan is a former wrestling champion from the navy. The climax is a wrestling match between Gahagan, AKA Harry the Horse, and The Bone Crusher, his old wrestling nemesis from the navy.
Jane Wyman takes over the Torchy role in this final film of the series. Glenda Farrell had left the studio. Allen Jenkins is Steve McBride. He was much better suited to comedy. Pretty but hard looking Sheila Bromley is very good as Jackie.
This is an OK entry as the series swan song. It's fast paced and the script is clever. The action scenes, especially the wrestling match, are well done. Tom Kennedy had been a professional wrestler and boxer before becoming an actor so he was very well suited to the ring sequences. TBPWD is only 59 minutes long but is an OK way to spend a lazy Saturday morning.
