Nancy Drew - Detective (1938)
- Starring:
- Bonita Granville, John Litel, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Langan, William B. Clemens, (more
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Synopsis of Nancy Drew - Detective
Nancy Drew -- Detective was the first in a series of breezy B-pictures based on the teenaged sleuth created by Carolyn Keene. Bonita Granville is perfectly cast as Nancy, while John Litel and Frankie Thomas are equally effective as Nancy's attorney father, Carson Drew, and erstwhile boyfriend, Ted Nickerson, respectively. Things get under way immediately when Mary Eldridge (Helena Phillips Evans), the wealthy benefactress of Nancy's high school, disappears under mysterious circumstances. In direct defiance of her father's orders, Nancy and Ted set off on their own investigation, which leads inexorably (and dangerously) to a highly suspicious rest home. The "ever popular" Mae Busch is her usual nasty self as a phony nurse. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Nancy Drew - Detective
- Bonita Granville - Nancy Drew
- James Stephenson - Challon
- Frank Orth - Capt. Tweedy
- Helena Phillips Evans - Mary Eldridge
- Edward Keane - Adam Thorne
- Vera Lewis - Miss Van Deering
- Tommy Bupp - Spud Murphy
- Dick Purcell - Keifer
- John Litel - Carson Drew
- Frankie Thomas - Ted Nickerson
- Renie Riano - Effie Schneider
- Charles Trowbridge - Hollister
- Brandon Tynan - Dr. Spires
- Mae Busch - Miss Tyson
- Lotta Williams - Mrs. Spires
- Director(s):
- John Langan, William B. Clemens
- Writer(s):
- Kenneth Gamet
- Producer(s):
- Bryan Foy
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