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Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.Nancy Drew, contest-reporter for the local newspaper, clears a young woman of murder charges.
Frankie Thomas
- Ted Nickerson
- (as Frank Thomas Jr.)
Thomas E. Jackson
- Bostwick - City Editor
- (as Thomas Jackson)
Hooper Atchley
- Chemist
- (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
- Tracy
- (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
- Trainer
- (uncredited)
Al Bain
- Gym Spectator
- (uncredited)
Frankie Burke
- Bellboy
- (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
- Newspaper Office Worker
- (uncredited)
- …
Loia Cheaney
- Newspaper Office Worker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe high speed car chase with Nancy trying to catch up to another driver who damaged her car was largely filmed on the streets of Burbank, right outside the gates of Warner Brothers' studio, where this film was made.
- GoofsThe license plate on Nancy's car late in the film is different than it was during the rest of the film.
- Quotes
City Editor Bostwick: Why anyone is simple minded enough to want to work on a newspaper I've never been able to find out.
Nancy Drew: Why Mr. Bostwick, journalism is a very noble and glorious career. With all the adventure and romance and everything I'd think you would just love it.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Nancy Drew - Reporter (2015)
- SoundtracksPretty Baby
(1916) (uncredited)
Music by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Sung by John Litel while putting Nancy to bed
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Time flies
I watched this film last Saturday night, thinking it's been a long time since I saw this or the other 3 in the series. It didn't disappoint, I knew exactly what I was going to get and did. It all depends on personal preferences of course, but if this is an ancient cheap B pic how come 67 minutes simply flew by? I happened to watch Blazing Saddles for the first time the night before and found myself continually counting down the time remaining on the VCR clock.
It's a highly enjoyable romp in the best family Warner Bros tradition, even with that juvenile Vaudeville/Swing scene in it - it's not something that I can easily relate to! Having read most of the "classic" Nancy Drew books ghosted by Mildred Wirt (and the few by Walter Karig), I still think it was a perfect part for Bonita Granville as the teenage heroine (John Litel was a litel stocky as her Dad). Maybe the plot was also a bit less implausible and full of marvellously astronomical co-incidences than most of MW's stories were too!
And to top it all the DVD only cost £3, a nice production from Alpha Video.
It's a highly enjoyable romp in the best family Warner Bros tradition, even with that juvenile Vaudeville/Swing scene in it - it's not something that I can easily relate to! Having read most of the "classic" Nancy Drew books ghosted by Mildred Wirt (and the few by Walter Karig), I still think it was a perfect part for Bonita Granville as the teenage heroine (John Litel was a litel stocky as her Dad). Maybe the plot was also a bit less implausible and full of marvellously astronomical co-incidences than most of MW's stories were too!
And to top it all the DVD only cost £3, a nice production from Alpha Video.
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- Mar 16, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939) officially released in Canada in English?
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