Nancy Drew is back and Warner Brothers did a fine job with the character. However, sadly, the film also features Willie Best as Apollo...a rather politically incorrect character to say the least. He's lazy, steals chickens and is a black man who would clearly make many folks uncomfortable today. But if you can look past this, it's a solid B-movie worth watching.
The story begins with the dumb police arresting a man for murder. There are only two problems...there's no body nor is there any real proof the man was killed! Not surprisingly, it turns out the accused is a friend of the Drews and they soon arrive to get him out of jail AND find out what happened to the man and why. Naturally, Mr. Drew is unable to restrain his curious daughter and she and her friend Ted figure out what really happened.
The conclusion to the story is a bit silly. After all, instead of murdering Nancy and Ted, the baddies come up with a way that is complicated AND offers them a chance to escape! But despite this and Best, the film is watchable and reasonably well made.
The story begins with the dumb police arresting a man for murder. There are only two problems...there's no body nor is there any real proof the man was killed! Not surprisingly, it turns out the accused is a friend of the Drews and they soon arrive to get him out of jail AND find out what happened to the man and why. Naturally, Mr. Drew is unable to restrain his curious daughter and she and her friend Ted figure out what really happened.
The conclusion to the story is a bit silly. After all, instead of murdering Nancy and Ted, the baddies come up with a way that is complicated AND offers them a chance to escape! But despite this and Best, the film is watchable and reasonably well made.