Carson Drew is taking on the case of family friend Old Matt Brandon who is accused of murder. He is bringing daughter Nancy (Bonita Granville) and housemaid Effie Schneider but he would like to keep the murder a secret from Nancy. It doesn't last long. She insists on solving the case with Ted Nickerson's help. Farm hand Apollo Johnson (Willie Best) claims to have seen two ghosts. Edna Gregory is a friendly neighbor.
This is the third Nancy Drew movie and this one is pushing the comedy even more. The inclusion of Willie Best only accentuates that. Ted is ever more reticent at the start. That's good but it doesn't last. He ends up blindly following her around anyways. The story gets rather convoluted. It's really a screwball comedy more than anything else. This is not for every Nancy Drew fan but one can still have some fun.
This is the third Nancy Drew movie and this one is pushing the comedy even more. The inclusion of Willie Best only accentuates that. Ted is ever more reticent at the start. That's good but it doesn't last. He ends up blindly following her around anyways. The story gets rather convoluted. It's really a screwball comedy more than anything else. This is not for every Nancy Drew fan but one can still have some fun.