Information
| Year: | 1939 |
| Rating: | 6.7(434) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Musical, Mystery |
| Directed by: | William Clemens |
| Actors: | John Litel Frankie Thomas Dickie Jones Larry Williams Bonita Granville Mary Lee |
| "STOP THE PRESSES! Nancy's on the trail of a terrific SCOOP!" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| William Clemens | |
| Actors | |
| John Litel | as Carson Drew |
| Frankie Thomas | as Ted Nickerson |
| Dickie Jones | as Killer Parkins |
| Larry Williams | as Miles Lambert |
| Thomas E. Jackson | as City Editor Bostwick |
| Olin Howland | as Sergeant Entwhistle |
| Hooper Atchley | as The Chemist |
| Irving Bacon | as Tracy |
| Frankie Burke | as Beldenburg Hotel Bellboy |
| Nat Carr | as Dr. Carey, the Coroner |
| Glen Cavender | as Extra, Office Worker/Bedbug Hotel Passerby |
| Steve Clark | as Pedestrian |
| Jimmy Conlin | as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper |
| Clyde Courtright | as Hotel Doorman |
| John Dilson | as Deputy Coroner |
| Edgar Edwards | as Drunk |
| Jimmie Fox | as Gym Trainer |
| Paul Fung | as Mandarin Cafe Waiter |
| Willie Fung | as Mandarin Cafe Proprietor |
| Chester Gan | as Mandarin Cafe Headwaiter |
| Jack Gardner | |
| Jack A. Goodrich | as Photographer in Courtroom |
| Sol Gorss | as Citizen Driver |
| William Gould | as The Judge |
| Eddie Graham | as Passerby Extra During Chase |
| Kit Guard | as Man at Gym Counter |
| George Guhl | as Police Guard at Lambert Estate |
| Charles Halton | as Newspaper Publicity Man |
| Al Herman | as Gym Spectator |
| Harry Hollingsworth | as Policeman |
| William Hopper | as Bit Role |
| Jack Kenny | as Gym Spectator with Cigar |
| Al Lloyd | as Extra, Pedestrian Outside Hotel |
| George Lloyd | as Maxie - Gym Attendant |
| Charles Marsh | as Beldenburg Hotel Engineer |
| Frank Mayo | as Man Leaving Courthouse |
| Jack Mower | as Deputy Coroner |
| Leonard Mudie | as Deputy District Attorney Garrett |
| George Offerman Jr. | as Tribune Office Boy |
| Frank Orth | as Captain Tweedy |
| Bob Perry | as Man at Gym Gate |
| Jack Perry | as Soxie Anthens |
| John J. Richardson | as Joe, Taxi Driver |
| John Ridgely | as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk |
| Cliff Saum | as Policeman Outside Courthouse |
| Charles Smith | as Charles, Journalism Student |
| Charles Sullivan | as Gym Spectator |
| Elliott Sullivan | as Pedestrian |
| Jack Wagner | as Jack, Journalism Student |
| Pat West | as Jake, Gym Trainer |
| Leo White | as Extra, Office Worker |
| Jack Wise | as Extra, Office Worker |
| Walter Young | as Doctor Hibbard |
| Actresses | |
| Bonita Granville | as Nancy Drew |
| Mary Lee | as Mary Nickerson |
| Betty Amann | as Eula Denning |
| Sheila Bromley | as Bonnie Lucas |
| Loia Cheaney | as Extra, Office Worker |
| Florence Halop | as Phyllis Gimble, Journalism Student |
| Joan Leslie | as Mayme, Journalism Student |
| Jessie Perry | as Second Prison Matron |
| Renie Riano | as Effie Schneider, Drew Housekeeper |
| Betty Roadman | as First Prison Matron |
| Joanne Tree | as Bit Part |
| Lois Verner | as Theresa, Journalism Student |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Plot: | Nancy Drew is one of six teenagers competing in the local newspaper's amateur reporter contest. The editor is treating the contest more of a chore and issues the contestants "fluff" stories. Nancy, wanting to deal with hard hitting news, trades her assignment for one of a missing reporter. That assignment is to cover the inquiry into the Kate Lambert murder, and subsequent trial of the accused, Eula Denning. Nancy's reporting skills are slow off the mark as a delay due to a fender bender causes the paper to not only lose reporting Denning's charge first, but also almost to lose reporting it at all. But Nancy's fender bender may be the first clue in helping her solve Lambert's murder, which she doesn't think was committed by Denning. Even without any solid evidence to support her intuition, Nancy coerces her father, renowned lawyer Carson Drew, to defend Denning while Nancy, with her bumbling next door neighbor, Ted Nickerson, search for evidence to support her intuition. In Nancy and Ted's search, the man with the funny ear just happens always to be around. Nancy also uses her reporter status to flush out who she thinks is the real killer. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Pretty Baby" (1916) (uncredited) Music by Tony Jackson and Egbert Van Alstyne Lyrics by Gus Kahn Sung by John Litel while putting Nancy to bed "Good Night, Ladies" (uncredited) Traditional Sung by John Litel while putting Nancy to bed "Nursery Rhyme Medley" (uncredited) Traditional nursery rhymes sung in modified versions by Mary Lee , Dickie Jones, Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas at the Mandarin Cafe Songs include: "Little Bo Peep", "Hey Diddle Diddle (The Cat and the Fiddle)", "Mary Had a Little Lamb", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Rockabye Baby" "Lullaby of Broadway" (uncredited) Music by Harry Warren Lyrics by Al Dubin Sung by Ted in a modified version while Nancy sneaks into the Lambert house "Something Tells Me" (uncredited) Music by Harry Warren Played when Ted and Nancy go into Maxie's Gymnasium "You Go to My Head" (uncredited) Music by J. Fred Coots Played by the band at the Mandarin Cafe |
Quotes
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Nancy Drew: A reporter has the right to do things an ordinary person shouldn't. Nancy Drew: Ted, I'm positive that the woman who stole the tin can from me yesterday is Soxie's girlfriend. Now all you have to do is get him to tell you her name and where she lives. Ted Nickerson: Maybe you'd like to know if she's got any bridgework! How will that help? Nancy Drew: You remember Captain Tweety always said, "Cherchez la femme!" - find the woman! - the only smart thing he ever did say! Ted Nickerson: Yeah, and he stole that! Nancy Drew: It's true! You can always get information from women. They just love to talk! Nancy Drew: Ted, why did you have to have a sister? Ted Nickerson: Ask Ma! Nancy Drew: [to Ted as the murderer is headed for their room] Well! Do something! |
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