- Release Date: 1938
- Runtime: 66 min
- Genre: Drama, Mystery
- Starring: Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson, Frankie Thomas ... see all
- Director: William Clemens
- Plot: Nancy Drew and Ted Nickerson solve a kidnapping case of a wealthy elderly lady. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while Nancy beomse a "widow" in order to... Read more
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"Aw, quit disturbing the molecules!"
Aug 24, 2007
bensonmum2 - imdb.com
Aug 24, 2007bensonmum2 - imdb.com
Mary Eldredge, a wealthy older woman, is prepared to make a substantial donation to the school Nancy Drew (Bonita Granville) attends. But when she disappears before the gift can be finalized, Nancy immediately suspects foul play. And when Nancy witnesses... Full review
Bonita Granville stars in the first of the Nancy Drew films...
Jun 15, 2007
Neil Doyle - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2007Neil Doyle - imdb.com
While not quite capturing the essence and old-fashioned charm of the original Nancy Drew novels, Warner Bros. turned out a series of pleasant programmers starring BONITA GRANVILLE as the teen-age sleuth who is a lot smarter at solving crimes than... Full review
Follow That Pigeon
Jun 15, 2007
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2007bkoganbing - imdb.com
The first of the four Nancy Drew mysteries that Bonita Granville did for Warner Brothers finds her trying to find an old woman who donated some big bucks to her high school for a swimming pool and promptly disappears.Our intrepid... Full review
Nancy And Ted's Excellent Adventure!
May 06, 2007
Gary170459 - imdb.com
May 06, 2007Gary170459 - imdb.com
This was the first of the 4 Warner Brothers attempts at filming a Nancy Drew mystery in the '30's, all of them pretty much revolved around this standard and all taking liberties with the characters and original stories, where used.... Full review
2380 keeps being used in the movie
Nov 05, 2006
ard_vrk - imdb.com
Nov 05, 2006ard_vrk - imdb.com
I've tried looking it up but can't seem to find any reference to the importance or usage of that particular number: 2380 - twenty-three eighty.They'd use it like, "I'll bet you twenty-three eighty that..." or "It was twenty three eighty... Full review
Adaptation of "Larkspur Lane"
Jan 02, 2006
lehartter - imdb.com
Jan 02, 2006lehartter - imdb.com
Nancy Drew, Detective, turns very serious drama campy, which is actually one of the best ways to handle serious drama. The real novels in the series depict Nancy as sophisticated, intelligent, multi-talented, (read: Mary Richards of MTM) and, up until... Full review
Lassie's producer as the heroine of many young girls
Jun 14, 2005
blanche-2 - imdb.com
Jun 14, 2005blanche-2 - imdb.com
Bonita Granville plays smart, courageous, spunky Nancy Drew in this programmer based on the novels by Caroline Keene. It's been a long time since I read any Nancy Drews, or since my mother read the books, but one remembers every... Full review
Drew Alias Granville Works Well
Oct 11, 2003
jcholguin - imdb.com
Oct 11, 2003jcholguin - imdb.com
I have never read a Nancy Drew book, I was more into the Hardy Boy books and the only exposure to Nancy Drew was a television series in the 70's. After seeing this very old version of Nancy Drew starring... Full review
Delightful, suspenseful fun introducing Nancy Drew to moviegoers.
Dec 11, 2002
sdiner82 - imdb.com
Dec 11, 2002sdiner82 - imdb.com
In my opinion, the two best series of movie murder-mysteries adapted from books featuring an amateur female sleuth were the 'Miss Marple' treats of the early 1960s (with the unforgettable Margaret Rutherford) and the Nancy Drew comedy-thrillers of the late... Full review
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