Nancy Drew... Reporter

"What Chance Has a Story With This 16-Year-Old Newshawk On Its Trail?"

Feb 18 1939 Approved 1h 8m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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.

Plot

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 they stumble onto the identity of the real killer.

Written by

Kenneth Gamet, Carolyn Keene

Directed by

William Clemens

Cast

Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Nancy Drew Reporter Trailer
Nancy Drew Reporter - 1939 - Bonita Granville/John Litel/Frankie Thomas - Theatrical Trailer
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