Torrid Zone (1940) |
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| Director(s) | William Keighley |
| Producer(s) | Hal B. Wallis, William Cagney (uncredited), Mark Hellinger |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance |
Featured Cast of Torrid Zone See More »
James Cagney
(as Nick 'Nicky' Butler)
Ann Sheridan
(as Lee Donley)
Pat O'Brien
(as Mr. Steve Case)
Andy Devine
(as Wally Davis)
Helen Vinson
(as Mrs. Gloria Anderson)
Jerome Cowan
(as Bob 'Bill' Anderson)
George Tobias
(as Rosario 'Rosie' La Mat...)
George Reeves
(as Sancho, Rosario's Henc...)
Victor Kilian
(as Carlos)
Frank Puglia
(as Police Chief Juan Rodr...)
Torrid Zone Overview:
Torrid Zone (1940) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by William Keighley and produced by Hal B. Wallis, William Cagney and Mark Hellinger.
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Quotes from Torrid Zone:
Mr. Steve Case:
[to the engineer of an overdue train] How'd you come? By way of Jersey City?
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez:
[arguing with Case on the phone] After a good night's sleep a man doesn't mind being shot, but during siesta?
[a pause while he listens]
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez: All right, all right! Si, senor. We... we give him a permanent siesta - we shoot him right away.
[a pause while he listens]
Police Chief Juan Rodriguez: All right, all right! Si, senor. We... we give him a permanent siesta - we shoot him right away.
Mr. Steve Case:
[walking in while Lee and Nick are kissing] Necking like a couple of high school kids!
Lee Donley: [wisecracking] You interrupted a post-graduate course.
Lee Donley: [wisecracking] You interrupted a post-graduate course.
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 8, 1940 with James Cagney and George Tobias reprising their film roles.
When Frank Puglia says, "I don't believe in a third term," he was referring to the then speculative run of Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as U. S. President in 1940.
George Reeves, Victor Varconi, Joseph Calleia, Alan Hale and George Tobias all tested for the role of Rosario, with the part going to Tobias.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 25, 1942 with George Tobias again reprising his film role.