United States / Feb 18, 1939 / NR
Overall average
5.0/10
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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 stumbles onto the identity of the real killer.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thomas E. Jackson | City Editor Bostwick |
| Olin Howland | Police Sergeant Entwhistle |
| Sheila Bromley | Bonnie Lucas |
| Hooper Atchley | The Chemist (uncredited) |
| Irving Bacon | Tracy (uncredited) |
| Sam Bagley | Trainer (uncredited) |
| Al Bain | Gym Spectator (uncredited) |
| Frankie Burke | Beldenburg Hotel Bellboy (uncredited) |
| Nat Carr | Dr. Carey (uncredited) |
| Glen Cavender | Newspaper Office Worker / Beldenburg Hotel Passerby (uncredited) |
| Loia Cheaney | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Steve Clark | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Conlin | Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited) |
| Clyde Courtright | Beldenburg Hotel Doorman (uncredited) |
| John Dilson | Deputy Coroner (uncredited) |
| Edgar Edwards | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Jimmie Fox | Gym Trainer (uncredited) |
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| Paul Fung | Mandarin Cafe Waiter (uncredited) |
| Willie Fung | Mandarin Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Chester Gan | Mandarin Cafe Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Jack A. Goodrich | Photographer in Courtroom (uncredited) |
| Dick Gordon | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Sol Gorss | Citizen Driver (uncredited) |
| William Gould | The Judge (uncredited) |
| Eddie Graham | Pedestrian During Chase (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Man at Gym Counter (uncredited) |
| George Guhl | Policeman at Lambert Estate (uncredited) |
| Robert Haines | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) |
| Florence Halop | Phyllis Gimble, Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Charles Halton | Newspaper Publicity Man (uncredited) |
| Al Herman | Gym Spectator (uncredited) |
| Harry Hollingsworth | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Kenney | Gym Spectator with Cigar (uncredited) |
| Johnny Kern | Gym Spectator (uncredited) |
| Paul King | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Joan Leslie | Mayme, Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Al Lloyd | Pedestrian Outside Hotel (uncredited) |
| George Lloyd | Maxie, Gym Attendant (uncredited) |
| Charles Marsh | Beldenburg Hotel Engineer (uncredited) |
| Frank Mayo | Man Leaving Courthouse (uncredited) |
| Pat McKee | Admission Collector at Gym (uncredited) |
| Jack Mower | Deputy Coroner (uncredited) |
| Leonard Mudie | Deputy District Attorney Garrett (uncredited) |
| George Offerman, Jr. | Tribune Office Boy (uncredited) |
| Frank Orth | Captain Tweedy (uncredited) |
| Paul Panzer | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Bob Perry | Man at Gym Gate (uncredited) |
| Jack Perry | Soxie Anthens (uncredited) |
| Jessie Perry | Second Prison Matron (uncredited) |
| Renie Riano | Effie Schneider (uncredited) |
| 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 (uncredited) |
| Charles Smith | Charles, Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Gym Spectator (uncredited) |
| Elliott Sullivan | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Lois Verner | Theresa, Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Jack Wagner | Jack, Journalism Student (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Jake, Gym Trainer (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Jack Wise | Newspaper Office Worker (uncredited) |
| Walter Young | Dr. Hibbard (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyCrimeMystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nancy Drew... Reporter |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | 18 febbraio 1939 |
| Executive producer | Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner |
| Production | Bryan Foy |
| Writer | Mildred Wirt Benson, Kenneth Gamet, Edward Stratemeyer |
| Editing | Frank DeWar |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson |
| Assistant directors | Russell Saunders, William Clemens |
| Camera operators | Arthur Edeson |
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| Additional photography | Arthur Edeson |
| Production design | Stanley Fleischer |
| Art direction | Stanley Fleischer |
| Set decoration | Stanley Fleischer |
| Music | Heinz Roemheld, Dolph Thomas |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld, Dolph Thomas |
| Costume design | Milo Anderson |
| Makeup | Milo Anderson |
| Hairstyling | Milo Anderson |
| Collection | Nancy Drew Collection |
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