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Nancy Drew... Reporter
What Chance Has a Story With This 16-Year-Old Newshawk On Its Trail?
Genres
ComedyCrimeMystery
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
68 min
Release Date
1939-02-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
29
Vote Average
6.017
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Bonita Granville
Nancy Drew
John Litel
Carson Drew
Frankie Thomas
Ted Nickerson
Dickie Jones
Killer Parkins
Mary Lee
Mary Nickerson
Larry Williams
Miles Lambert
Betty Amann
Eula Denning
Thomas E. Jackson
City Editor Bostwick
Olin Howland
Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Sheila Bromley
Bonnie Lucas
Hooper Atchley
The Chemist (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Tracy (uncredited)
Sam Bagley
Trainer (uncredited)
Al Bain
Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Frankie Burke
Beldenburg Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Nat Carr
Dr. Carey (uncredited)
Glen Cavender
Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Steve Clark
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Clyde Courtright
Beldenburg Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
John Dilson
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
Drunk (uncredited)
Jimmie Fox
Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Paul Fung
Mandarin Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Mandarin Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Chester Gan
Mandarin Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich
Photographer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Citizen Driver (uncredited)
William Gould
The Judge (uncredited)
Eddie Graham
Pedestrian During Chase (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Man at Gym Counter (uncredited)
George Guhl
Policeman at Lambert Estate (uncredited)
Robert Haines
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Florence Halop
Phyllis Gimble, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Charles Halton
Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
Al Herman
Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Gym Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)
Johnny Kern
Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Paul King
Waiter (uncredited)
Joan Leslie
Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Al Lloyd
Pedestrian Outside Hotel (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Maxie, Gym Attendant (uncredited)
Charles Marsh
Beldenburg Hotel Engineer (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Man Leaving Courthouse (uncredited)
Pat McKee
Admission Collector at Gym (uncredited)
Jack Mower
Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Deputy District Attorney Garrett (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Tribune Office Boy (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Captain Tweedy (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Bob Perry
Man at Gym Gate (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Soxie Anthens (uncredited)
Jessie Perry
Second Prison Matron (uncredited)
Renie Riano
Effie Schneider (uncredited)
John J. Richardson
Joe, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Betty Roadman
First Prison Matron (uncredited)
Cliff Saum
Policeman Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
Charles Smith
Charles, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Lois Verner
Theresa, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Jack Wagner
Jack, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Pat West
Jake, Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Leo White
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Jack Wise
Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Walter Young
Dr. Hibbard (uncredited)
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