The original nancy drew movie mystery collection is a twodisc dvd set featuring the four classic nancy drew films, which star the lovely bonita granville in the title character. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Granville is joined by frankie thomas as ted nickerson, known as ned in the books and john litel as her. Girl detective replaced the longrunning nancy drew mysteries series, which began in 1930. We have added a new teaser poster for joss whedon and drew goddards. Nancy drew, detective 1938 cast and crew moviefone. The series generated a couple of spinoffs, the 3 volume girl detective super mystery series 20042007, the 4 volume nancy drew hardy boys super mysteries 20072010, the 21 volume girl detective graphic novels, and the 3 volume case files graphic novels.
It was just eight years after the nancy drew mystery stories had begun its recordbreaking seventythree years and counting literary run that warner brothers decided to produce nancy drew. Detective 1938, the first of four nancy drew movies. Detective, 1938, directed by william clemens, with bonita granville, john litel, james stephenson, at turner classic movies. Detective reporter 1938 starring bonita granville and john litel on dvd and bluray. The important thing is watching nancy and the gang get to the final solution. Reporter is a 1939 american film directed by william clemens and starring bonita granville, as nancy drew. A fiery explosion at the lilac inn leaves its owner, emily crandall, teetering on the edge of sanity and propels you, as nancy drew, headlong into adventure. 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. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes a widow in order to locate the lady they are rescuing. Filming on the first film in the series, nancy drew detective, began in february 1938.
The mystery elements of nancy drew detective hardly matter. The films also provided several pieces of highly desirable and soughtafter collectible items such as posters, lobby cards, still photographs and press kits. Nancy drew detective was the first in a series of breezy bpictures based on the teenaged sleuth created by carolyn keene. The film takes its name from the 1938 song jeepers creepers, which is featured in the film. Bonita granville is perfectly cast as nancy, while john litel and frankie thomas are equally effective as nancys attorney father, carson drew, and erstwhile boyfriend, ted nickerson, respectively. Teen sleuth nancy drew bonita granville, always eager to solve a mystery, grows suspicious when eccentric dowager mary eldridge helena phillips evans vanishes after promising a small fortune to nancy s school. An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to.
Detective and many more fulllength movies from the best streaming services online. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection detective. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew movies nancy drew. Sleuth with nancy as she seeks a missing heiress nancy drew, detective, investigates a poisoning nancy drew reporter, clears a family friend accused of murder nancy drew trouble shooter and faces death in a secret tunnel nancy drew and the hidden staircase. Includes my unique nancy drew sleuthbag, my nancy drew clues notebook and a coordinating nancy drew headband. This new series is written in first person narration, from nancys point of view, and features updated and overhauled versions of the main nancy drew characters. The series began in 1930, and continues to this day. Nancy has been missing for 6 month, after working on a case, and everyone think shes dead, except frank and joe.
Nancy drew audio books free nancy drew audio nancy drew. Nancy, with the help of ted nickerson, solves the kidnapping. Nancy drew audio books free free downloadable audio books online audio books read online nancy drew audio books free audio books works produced for distribution on audio media, typically audiotape cassette or audio compact disk cd. See the full list of nancy drew, detective cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Based on stories by carolyn keene, two teenagers find a kidnapped woman. Nancy drew audio books free nancy drew audio nancy. In the late 1930s, warner brothers released four b films starring bonita granville as intrepid sleuth nancy drew. It is fun, heartfelt, campy, exciting, and blatantly faithful, moral and christian. In 1938, she came to the screen in the first of four films with bonita granville, whose nancy is brainy. Nancy drew, based on the bestselling teen detective series, is great. Bonita granville, john litel, frankie thomas director.
Nancy drew, detectivebuy as part of a set 1938 based on characters created by carolyn keene screenplay by kenneth gamet directed by william clemens starring bonita granville as nancy drew also starring frankie thomas as ted nickerson with john litel as carson drew and frankie thomas as ted nickerson. Its quite obvious from the start what has happened to the old woman nancy is looking for. Bonita granville made four nancy drew b movies based on the famous character in the series of novels for. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes a widow in order to locate the lady.
Shaun cassidy, parker stevenson, ed gilbert, janet julian. We have added a new teaser poster for joss whedon and drew goddards longdelayed. The supporting players, particularly john litel as carson drew and frankie thomas as ted nickerson, also add a lot of enjoyment to the movie. The book the best detective is an easy mystery book. The film takes its name from the 1938 song jeepers creepers, which is featured in the.
Screen capture by lindsey for tmp the original nancy drew movie mystery collection is a twodisc dvd set featuring the four classic nancy drew films, which star the lovely bonita granville in the title character. This movie, and subsequent movies, starred bonita granville as nancy drew, frankie thomas as tedinstead of ned, and john litel as carson drew. Digest series in 2004 and ran until 2012 when it was replaced by the diaries series. In the book, nancy loses her detective notebook, and inside the notebook, there are 3 movie tickets that she needs to watch with her 2 best friends.
Jun 15, 2007 rounding out the cast were john litel as nancys attorney father carson drew, renie riano as effie, the drews housekeeper and frank orth as river heights chief of police, captain tweedy. When she goes home she is kidnapped and held captive by a group of men intent on taking her money. Nancy drew all new girl detective has 49 entries in the series. Be a detective and solve mysteries as nancy drew, amateur sleuth, as you play free nancy drew games. Made from camelcoloured denim or similar fabric and lined with either plaid, pinkblack zigzag. Things get under way immediately when mary eldridge helena phillips. Its a definite must watch mystery thriller on my movie list.
Nancy drew all new girl detective has 49 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Hollister charles trowbridge tells nancy drew bonita granville and her father carson drew john litel that mary eldredge is gone. The series generated a couple of spinoffs, the 3 volume girl detective super mystery series 20042007, the 4 volume nancy drewhardy boys super mysteries 20072010, the 21 volume girl detective graphic novels, and the 3 volume case files graphic novels. In the original versions of the series, she is a 16yearold high school graduate, and in later versions, is rewritten and aged to be an 18yearold high school graduate and detective.
Detective is a 1938 american comedy film directed by william clemens and written by kenneth gamet. Nancy drew, detective 1938 william clemens, john langan. Although this is a young girl movie, everyone from young boys to parents and grandparents will enjoy it. In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew moviesnancy drew. Nancy drew is a 2007 american mystery comedy film loosely based on the popular series of mystery novels about the titular teen detective. This is the 2nd episode in season 1 of the hardy boysnancy drew mysteries tv show. Go back in time to 1930 to solve another exciting nancy drew mystery. Original 1938 theatrical trailer for the first film in the mystery series starring bonita granville and frankie thomas jr. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection detective reporter.
The original nancy drew movie mystery collection 193839 back on dvd when young bonita granville. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Audio books are usually spokenword adaptations of works originally created and produced in print. Nancy drew and ted nickerson solve a kidnapping case of a wealthy elderly lady.
William clemens nancy drew, a reporter for her school newspaper clears a girl of murder charges. Nancy drew is a 2007 film adapting the books about the girl detective. Nancy drew and the hidden staircase is my favourite of the nancy drew series starring bonita granville, but reporter runs a close second. Detective 1938 11191938 us comedy, mystery 1h 6m user score. Detective 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See more ideas about horror movies, best horror movies and best horrors. Starring donald pleasence, jamie lee curtis, nancy kyes, p. One little girl at the press junket said she just wanted to be like nancy drew. However that is not the worse, the worse is jason try to find her notebook, to prove that he is the best detective. It stars emma roberts as nancy drew, with josh flitter and max thieriot. Bonita granville, who at the time was known for playing bratty kid. All things nancy drew nancy drew at the movies and on.
This mystery thriller is one of those flicks which will kill you by its suspense. Detective 1938 is a comedy, mystery movie starring bonita granville and john litel. Though miss eldridges accountant claims shes gone away for her health, nancy senses foul play when a lost carrier pigeon delivers a cryptic clue. Join the amateur sleuth in our collection of the best nancy drew games. See the full list of nancy drew, detective cast and crew including actors, directors. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. This new series is written in first person narration, from nancy s point of view, and features updated and overhauled versions of the main nancy drew characters. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes a. Frank, joe, and nancy are at a detectives convention when they discover a mysterious phantom who snatches one detective after another. Nancy drew, competing in the local newspapers amateur reporter contest, clears a girl.
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