Nancy Drew... Reporter

What Chance Has a Story With This 16-Year-Old Newshawk On Its Trail?

Duration: 68 min
Release date: 1939-02-18
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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.

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