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Rating: 7 stars

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literary adaptation detective kidnapping car chase

All movies seen on 03/23/2019

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Nancy Drew… Detective (1938)

Directed by William Clemens

Mystery | Crime | Family

Overview

After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation to her alma mater suddenly disappears, Nancy Drew sets out to solve the mystery.

Length 66 minutes

Actors

Bonita Granville | John Litel | James Stephenson | Frankie Thomas | Frank Orth | Helena Phillips Evans | Renie Riano | Charles Trowbridge | Dick Purcell | Edward Keane | Mae Busch | Tommy Bupp | Betty Jane Graham | Stuart Holmes | Vera Lewis | Jack Mower | John Ridgely | Cliff Saum | Joanne Tree | Brandon Tynan | Lottie Williams | Tom Wilson

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Got a Nancy Drew set! Dug this first flick which just drops you right into this world of Nancy Drew. I like that. Bonita Granville is charming Nancy; she also resembles Saoirse Ronan so I kept thinking how neat a Saoirse Ronan Nancy Drew would be (probably similar to this, me thinks).

Didn’t realize that car chases were a big part of ND stories. This story takes place at Sylvan Lake so I was distracted wondering which Sylvan Lake they were at.

Good grief there’s a “Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” starring Granville and I’m guessing it’s the same story as the recent film we just got in theaters.

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