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.
| Release Date: | Feb 1939 |
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| Genre: | Comedy / Crime / Drama / Family / Musical / Mystery |
| Cast: | Bonita Granville (Nancy Drew), John Litel (Carson Drew), Frankie Thomas (Ted Nickerson), Mary Lee (Mary Nickerson), Dickie Jones (Killer Parkins), Larry Williams (Miles Lambert), Betty Amann (Eula Denning), Thomas E. Jackson (City Editor Bostwick (as Thomas Jackson)), Olin Howland (Sergeant Entwhistle), Sheila Bromley (Bonnie Lucas), Hooper Atchley (The Chemist (uncredited)), Irving Bacon (Tracy (uncredited)), Frankie Burke (Beldenburg Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)), Nat Carr (Dr. Carey, the Coroner (uncredited)), Glen Cavender (Extra, Office Worker / Bedbug Hotel...), Loia Cheaney (Extra, Office Worker (uncredited)), Steve Clark (Pedestrian (uncredited)), Jimmy Conlin (Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)), Clyde Courtright (Hotel Doorman (uncredited)), John Dilson (Deputy Coroner (uncredited)), Edgar Edwards (Drunk (uncredited)), Jimmie Fox (Gym Trainer (uncredited)), Paul Fung (Mandarin Cafe Waiter (uncredited)), Willie Fung (Mandarin Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)), Chester Gan (Mandarin Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited)), Jack Gardner ((uncredited)), Jack A. Goodrich (Photographer in Courtroom (uncredited)), Sol Gorss (Citizen Driver (uncredited)), William Gould (The Judge (uncredited)), Eddie Graham (Passerby Extra During Chase (uncredited)), Kit Guard (Man at Gym Counter (uncredited)), George Guhl (Police Guard at Lambert Estate...), Florence Halop (Phyllis Gimble, Journalism Student...), Charles Halton (Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)), Al Herman (Gym Spectator (uncredited)), Harry Hollingsworth (Policeman (uncredited)), William Hopper (Bit Role (uncredited)), Jack Kenny (Gym Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)), Joan Leslie (Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited)), Al Lloyd (Extra, Pedestrian Outside Hotel...), George Lloyd (Maxie - Gym Attendant (uncredited)), Charles Marsh (Beldenburg Hotel Engineer (uncredited)), Frank Mayo (Man Leaving Courthouse (uncredited)), Jack Mower (Deputy Coroner (uncredited)), Leonard Mudie (Deputy District Attorney Garrett...), George Offerman Jr. (Tribune Office Boy (uncredited)), Frank Orth (Captain Tweedy (uncredited)), Bob Perry (Man at Gym Gate (uncredited)), Jack Perry (Soxie Anthens (uncredited)), Jessie Perry (Second Prison Matron (uncredited)), Renie Riano (Effie Schneider, Drew Housekeeper...), John J. Richardson (Joe, Taxi Driver (uncredited)), John Ridgely (Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)), Betty Roadman (First Prison Matron (uncredited)), Cliff Saum (Policeman Outside Courthouse...), Charles Smith (Charles, Journalism Student (uncredited)), Charles Sullivan (Gym Spectator (uncredited)), Elliott Sullivan (Pedestrian (uncredited)), Joanne Tree (Bit Part (uncredited)), Lois Verner (Theresa, Journalism Student (uncredited)), Jack Wagner (Jack, Journalism Student (uncredited)), Pat West (Jake, Gym Trainer (uncredited)), Leo White (Extra, Office Worker (uncredited)), Jack Wise (Extra, Office Worker (uncredited)), Walter Young (Doctor Hibbard (uncredited)) |