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Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

Directed by William Clemens

Mystery | Crime | Family

Overview

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney Carson Drew’s daughter Nancy intercepts a real story assignment. She “covers” the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy doesn’t think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor Ted into searching for a vital piece of evidence and stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.

Rated NR | Length 68 minutes

Actors

Bonita Granville | John Litel | Frankie Thomas | Dickie Jones | Mary Lee | Larry Williams | Betty Amann | Thomas E. Jackson | Olin Howland | Sheila Bromley | Hooper Atchley | Irving Bacon | Sam Bagley | Al Bain | Frankie Burke | Nat Carr | Glen Cavender | Loia Cheaney | Steve Clark | Jimmy Conlin | Clyde Courtright | John Dilson | Edgar Edwards | Jimmie Fox | Paul Fung | Willie Fung | Chester Gan | Jack A. Goodrich | Dick Gordon | Sol Gorss | William Gould | Eddie Graham | Kit Guard | George Guhl | Robert Haines | Florence Halop | Charles Halton | Al Herman | Harry Hollingsworth | Jack Kenney | Johnny Kern | Paul King | Joan Leslie | Al Lloyd | George Lloyd | Charles Marsh | Frank Mayo | Pat McKee | Jack Mower | Leonard Mudie | George Offerman Jr. | Frank Orth | Paul Panzer | Bob Perry | Jack Perry | Jessie Perry | Renie Riano | John J. Richardson | John Ridgely | Betty Roadman | Cliff Saum | Charles Smith | Charles Sullivan | Elliott Sullivan | Lois Verner | Jack Wagner | Pat West | Leo White | Jack Wise | Walter Young

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

final film in the Nancy Drew set. Saw it was on Prime but watched a few minutes and the transfer is terrible. This is one of those cases where as soon as you see the guy least likely to be the criminal - and he’s handsome - you know that’s the guy. This is a decent caper buoyed by a good Bonita Granville performance and some rascal kids.

Besides Saoirse Ronan, Bonita reminds me of another actress. I like her and surprised that I’ve soon her in other films but I guess she was the primary actor as I haven’t noticed her. She’s a sparkplug and has great screen presence. I don’t think there’s any more Nancy Drew films with her but I’ll definitely seek out other films of hers.

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