Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1939-02-18 United States of America 68 Min. PG-13
6.017 29 votes
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Cast

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