It stars emma roberts as nancy drew, with josh flitter and max thieriot. Reporter, 1939, directed by william clemens, with bonita granville, john litel, frank thomas jr. Why anyone is simple minded enough to want to work on a newspaper ive never been able to find out. Nancy drew, reporter for the school newspaper, attempts to clear a girl of murder charges. Nancy drew reboot being redeveloped at nbc hollywood. What looks like water damage flits by now and then on two of the features, but its over quickly and doesnt interfere with the viewing experience. Starring bonita granville, john litel, frankie thomas. With bonita granville, john litel, frankie thomas, dickie jones. Nancy drewreporter 1938nancy sets out to prove a young girl innocent of murder charges. Nancy drew reporter manufactured on demand, restored, ntsc. She covers the inquest of the death of a woman who was poisoned. Nancy drew, reporter is a 1939 film that features smart girl, nancy drew bonita granville.
Nancy drew reporter dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Reporter 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Girl sleuth nancy drew bonita granville is always on the case when a mystery springs up in river heights. Nancy drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges. Nancy drew reporter bonita granville john litel frankie thomas 1939 lawyers john litel daughter nancy bonita granville plays reporter, solves a murder and clears a scandal. Other than playing a supporting role in this show nancy drew 2019, pamela sue martin also starred in the hardy boys nancy drew mysteries 1977 as nancy drew. Released october 20th, 2008, nancy drew reporter stars bonita granville, john litel, frankie thomas, mary lee the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100. There is plenty of action, a good mystery, and loads of humourmuch of this latter provided by nancys gorgeous and gorgeously awkward sidekick ted nickerson frankie thomas. This was bonita granvilles second turn as nancy, the high school reporter who was the subject of four warner bros films in the late 1930s. Nancy drew reporter manufactured on demand on tcm shop. It didnt disappoint, i knew exactly what i was going. I watched this film last saturday night, thinking its been a long time since i saw this or the other 3 in the series.
Abc aired a nancy drew tv movie starring maggie lawson that was slated to run as a back. Before veronica mars, there was nancy drew, the teenage amateur detective with an attorney father created in a series of juvenile novels by carolyn keene not a real name. Reporter is a 1939 american film directed by william clemens film director and starring bonita granville as nancy drew. I actually enjoyed the movie, although nancy, 16 year old bonita, seemed a little too grownup, but. This time, nancy enters an amateur journalism contest and runs smack into a plot to. Dickie jones, and frankie thomas, this movie is a feisty little mystery that will have you rooting for nancy to solve another one. Sharp, young, independent and inquisitive, nancy drew is a teen reporter who endeavors to outwit the adults and clear a young woman of murder in this delightful family film. Shop nancy drew, reporter the film detective restored version dvd 1939 at best buy. Now all you have to do is get him to tell you her name and where she lives. Bonita granville and frankie thomas as nancy drew and ted nickerson in nancy drewreporter.
Disappointed with a puffpiece assignment from a school contest, she steals a juicier lead off an absent reporters desk i thought. I watched this with my young daughter and it was so neat to see a movie made during the time when the nancy drew movies were being made. Nancy drew got her bigscreen start in a zippy film series. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection dvd talk. Nancy drew reporter dvd movie 1939 bonita granville, john. She is full of energy and the movie is a nice respite from todays violence. Naturally, she attacks the new task with her customary zeal and. The film stars bonita granville as nancy drew, john litel, frankie thomas, mary lee, dickie jones and larry williams. When nancy persuades her loyal neighbor ted to help her, its only a matter of time before the identity of the real killer is revealed. In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew moviesnancy drew. Reporter was the second of four films that starred bonita granville as the title character for warner bros.
Reporter is a 1939 american mystery film directed by william clemens and written by kenneth gamet. Nancy drew, reporter the film detective restored version. Detective reporter 1938 starring bonita granville and john litel on dvd and bluray. Nancy drew, reporter 1939 william clemens, william b. This has one of the earliest car chases ive ever seen in a movie, which is not a thing i was expecting out of nancy drew reporter. Nancy drew reporter the film detective restored version. This time shes helping a young woman accused of murder. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nancy drew reporter near you. Clemens, john langan on allmovie like other films in the series, nancy drew. This time, the irrepressible miss drew has entered a junior newspaperreporter contest and, determined to win, insinuates herself into the ongoing investigation of the lambert murder. But now, i realize the cast isnt the issue though walter pidgeon would have been a. Ted, im positive that the woman who stole the tin can from me yesterday is soxies girlfriend.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection 193839 back on dvd when young bonita granville. While participating in a contest at a local newspaper in which school children are asked to submit a news story, local attorney carson drews daughter nancy intercepts a real story assignment. Nancy doesnt think the young woman accused of the crime is guilty and corrals her neighbor ted into searching for a vital piece of. Reporter is a 1939 american film directed by william clemens and starring bonita granville, as nancy drew. Nancy drew reporter 720p 1939 public domain movies. With all the adventure and romance and everything id think you would just love it. Sharp, young, independent and inquisitive, nancy drew is a teen reporter who endeavors to outwit the adults and clear a young woman of murder in this delightful family film based on the legendary fictional sleuth. Updated by director andrew fleming in the form of perky emma roberts, the likable nancy drew is equal parts goodytwoshoes and intuitive investigator. A fun 1930s movie of nancy drew as a reporter wanting to capture the bad guys. This nancy drew also still has a history of solving crimes in horseshoe bay, juvenile sleuthing that earned her the ire. As the throwback sleuth an anachronistic word in and of itself, roberts is an excellent role model for obedience and good citizenship, but theres a certain oomph missing in this modernized take on the teen detective. Granville wins a newspaper contest and gets to play reporter.