Nancy Drew... Reporter
Seen it?1939 | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at armchair detectives and people who love a good growing-up story. The investigation drives everything, one lead at a time. Fans of The Maltese Falcon or The Sheep Detectives should feel right at home. Small moments carry real weight here, the way they do when you're young.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Zips along, at 1 hr 8 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which high school students are asked to submit a news story, Nancy Drew intercepts a real story assignment concerning 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 8K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by William Clemens
- Bonita GranvilleNancy Drew
- John LitelCarson Drew
- Frankie ThomasTed Nickerson
- Dickie JonesKiller Parkins
- Mary LeeMary Nickerson
- Larry WilliamsMiles Lambert
- Betty AmannEula Denning
- Thomas E. JacksonCity Editor Bostwick
- Olin HowlandPolice Sergeant Entwhistle
- Sheila BromleyBonnie Lucas