
Nancy Drew... Reporter
# What Chance Has a Story With This 16-Year-Old Newshawk On Its Trail?
π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
π Date Released:
1939-02-18
β Running Time:
68 mins
β Vote Average:
6.2
Beloved Cast

Nancy Drew
Bonita Granville

Carson Drew
John Litel

Ted Nickerson
Frankie Thomas

Killer Parkins
Dickie Jones

Mary Nickerson
Mary Lee

Miles Lambert
Larry Williams

Eula Denning
Betty Amann

City Editor Bostwick
Thomas E. Jackson

Police Sergeant Entwhistle
Olin Howland

Bonnie Lucas
Sheila Bromley

The Chemist (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley

Tracy (uncredited)
Irving Bacon

Trainer (uncredited)
Sam Bagley

Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Al Bain

Beldenburg Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Frankie Burke

Dr. Carey (uncredited)
Nat Carr

Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited)
Glen Cavender

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Loia Cheaney

Pedestrian (uncredited)
Steve Clark

Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin

Beldenburg Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Clyde Courtright

Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
John Dilson

Drunk (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards

Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Jimmie Fox

Mandarin Cafe Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Fung

Mandarin Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Willie Fung

Mandarin Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited)
Chester Gan

Photographer in Courtroom (uncredited)
Jack A. Goodrich

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Dick Gordon

Citizen Driver (uncredited)
Sol Gorss

The Judge (uncredited)
William Gould

Pedestrian During Chase (uncredited)
Eddie Graham

Man at Gym Counter (uncredited)
Kit Guard

Policeman at Lambert Estate (uncredited)
George Guhl

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Haines

Phyllis Gimble, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Florence Halop

Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited)
Charles Halton

Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Al Herman

Policeman (uncredited)
Harry Hollingsworth

Gym Spectator with Cigar (uncredited)
Jack Kenney

Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Johnny Kern

Waiter (uncredited)
Paul King

Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Joan Leslie

Pedestrian Outside Hotel (uncredited)
Al Lloyd

Maxie, Gym Attendant (uncredited)
George Lloyd

Beldenburg Hotel Engineer (uncredited)
Charles Marsh

Man Leaving Courthouse (uncredited)
Frank Mayo

Admission Collector at Gym (uncredited)
Pat McKee

Deputy Coroner (uncredited)
Jack Mower

Deputy District Attorney Garrett (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie

Tribune Office Boy (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.

Captain Tweedy (uncredited)
Frank Orth

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Paul Panzer

Man at Gym Gate (uncredited)
Bob Perry

Soxie Anthens (uncredited)
Jack Perry

Second Prison Matron (uncredited)
Jessie Perry

Effie Schneider (uncredited)
Renie Riano

Joe, Taxi Driver (uncredited)
John J. Richardson

Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
John Ridgely

First Prison Matron (uncredited)
Betty Roadman

Policeman Outside Courthouse (uncredited)
Cliff Saum

Charles, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Charles Smith

Gym Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan

Pedestrian (uncredited)
Elliott Sullivan

Theresa, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Lois Verner

Jack, Journalism Student (uncredited)
Jack Wagner

Jake, Gym Trainer (uncredited)
Pat West

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Leo White

Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited)
Jack Wise

Dr. Hibbard (uncredited)
Walter Young