Nancy Drew... Reporter

Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Clemens
Written by	Kenneth Gamet
Based on	Nancy Drew; by Mildred Benson
Produced by	Bryan Foy; Hal B. Wallis; Jack L. Warner
Starring	Bonita Granville; John Litel; Frankie Thomas; Mary Lee; Dickie Jones; Larry Williams
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	Frank DeWar
Music by	Heinz Roemheld
Production; company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 18, 1939;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Nancy Drew... Reporter is a 1939 American comedy-mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones and Larry Williams. The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 18, 1939.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is a sequel to Nancy Drew... Detective (1938) and was followed by Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939).

Plot

Nancy Drew, competing in the local newspaper's amateur reporter contest, attempts to clear a girl named Eula Denning of murder charges with the help of long-suffering Ted and the two brats from next door. Nancy rockets through a car chase, a song fest in a Chinese restaurant, a boxing bout, and a finale of whistling fireworks to catch the real killer.

Cast

Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew
John Litel as Carson Drew
Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson
Mary Lee as Mary Nickerson
Dickie Jones as Killer Parkins
Larry Williams as Miles Lambert
Betty Amann as Eula Denning
Thomas E. Jackson as City Editor Bostwick
Olin Howland as Sergeant Entwhistle
Sheila Bromley as Bonnie Lucas
Art Smith as News Editor
Jimmy Conlin as Newspaper Morgue Librarian (uncredited)
Charles Halton as Whitney (uncredited)
Frank Mayo as Man Leaving Courthouse (uncredited)
Jack Mower as Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Leo White as Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)

References

^ Hans J. Wollstein (2014). "Nancy-Drew-Reporter - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
^ "Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
^ "Nancy Drew... Reporter". Afi.com. 1939-02-18. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

External links

Nancy Drew... Reporter at IMDb
Nancy Drew... Reporter at the TCM Movie Database
Nancy Drew... Reporter at AllMovie
Nancy Drew... Reporter at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Nancy Drew... Reporter is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive

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[1] Hans J. Wollstein (2014). "Nancy-Drew-Reporter - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

[2] "Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

[3] "Nancy Drew... Reporter". Afi.com. 1939-02-18. Retrieved 2015-09-01.

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