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Feature film — 1939

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

6.11h 8mComedy — Crime — Mystery

While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which high school students are asked to submit a news story, Nancy Drew intercepts a real story assignment concerning 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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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: William Clemens

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Cast & crew

Bonita Granville as Nancy Drew

Bonita Granville

Nancy Drew

John Litel as Carson Drew

John Litel

Carson Drew

Frankie Thomas as Ted Nickerson

Frankie Thomas

Ted Nickerson

Dickie Jones as Killer Parkins

Dickie Jones

Killer Parkins

Mary Lee as Mary Nickerson

Mary Lee

Mary Nickerson

Larry Williams as Miles Lambert

Larry Williams

Miles Lambert

Betty Amann as Eula Denning

Betty Amann

Eula Denning

Thomas E. Jackson as City Editor Bostwick

Thomas E. Jackson

City Editor Bostwick

Olin Howland as Police Sergeant Entwhistle

Olin Howland

Police Sergeant Entwhistle

Sheila Bromley as Bonnie Lucas

Sheila Bromley

Bonnie Lucas

Hooper Atchley as The Chemist (uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

The Chemist (uncredited)

Irving Bacon as Tracy (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Tracy (uncredited)

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