Summary
In the amber haze of a pre-Code Manhattan, a breezy go-getter named Torchy is dispatched to a mahogany-and-turpentine kennel to retrieve a blue-blooded pup for his newspaper tyrant. While he banters with yapping aristocrats of the canine world, a lace-curtain kidnapping unfurls along Riverside Drive: a cherub in a sailor suit is snatched, chloroformed, and crammed into the very valise meant for the four-legged thoroughbred. A cosmic mix-up at Penn Station’s parcel office swaps destinies; Torchy, expecting a silky-eared companion, instead lifts a suitcase that coos. The rest is a whirligig of moonlit rooftop chases, milk-truck getaways, speakeasy hideouts where mobsters croon lullabies, and a finale on the Brooklyn docks where the East River itself seems to arbitrate custody. Sewell Ford’s scenario treats the city as a carousel of revolving doors, each spin flinging mismatched souls together until the last brass ring—family—drops into place.
Synopsis
Torchy's boss sends him to some kennels to bring home a thoroughbred puppy. In the meantime kidnappers get busy on Riverside Drive and make off with a child. The criminals hide the child in the suitcase that contained the dog and in this way Torchy inherits the child. After many adventures the baby is finally returned to its parents.
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