Developed by josh schwartz and stephanie savage marvels runaways, an adaptation was announced last year. In 1938, she came to the screen in the first of four films with bonita granville, whose nancy is brainy, feisty, resourceful, and full of energy. Nancy is often assisted on her investigations by the drew crew, typically her two best friends bess marvin and george fayne, and on occasion her boyfriend ned nickerson the nancy drew series began with the nancy drew mystery stories books, with the first story the secret. Its not surprising that she herself became a child actor, first on the stage and, at the age of 9, debuting in movies. Eldredge helena phillips evans, a rich widow who was set to endow nancys. Teen sleuth nancy drew bonita granville, always eager to solve a mystery, grows suspicious when eccentric dowager mary eldridge. The series began in 1930, and continues to this day. Nancy drew detective inaugurated the fourfilm warner adaptations of the popular carolyn keene series with star bonita granville and very much set the tone for what was to follow. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes a. Things get under way immediately when mary eldridge. Detective nancy drew 1938 hard to get connie 1938 my bill gwen colbrook 1938. Teen sleuth nancy drew bonita granville, always eager to solve a mystery, grows suspicious when.
The nancy drew series began with the nancy drew mystery stories books, with the first story the secret of the old clock published on april 28, 1930. Detective reporter 1938 starring bonita granville and john litel on dvd and bluray. Bonita granville, john litel, james stephenson, frankie thomas, frank orth, helena phillips evans, renie riano, charles trowbridge director. But the character made her screen debut not so long after the first novel was published in 1930, with a series of four bmovies released between 1938 and 1939 starring bonita granville as the teenage sleuth. Filming on the first film in the series, nancy drew detective, began in february 1938. Nancy drew, detective 1938 cast and crew moviefone.
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. Id say the four movies from 1938 39 are the best so far. Jan 22, 2019 nancy drew, detective 1938 where nancy sleuths out the secret of a missing heiress. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes. I also love the quartet of nancy drew movies made in. I wish they were longer, that ned wasnt called ted, that bess and george had been included, and that theyd used hannah instead of effie, but overall i. I wish they were longer, that ned wasnt called ted, that bess and george had been included, and that theyd used hannah instead of effie, but overall i think they did a good job of capturing nancy s spunk. May 2019 mary eldridge promises a donation to nancy s school because she went to the same school with nancy s grandmother. Bonita granville, john litel, james stephenson, frankie thomas, frank orth, helena phillips evans, renie riano.
This movie, and subsequent movies, starred bonita granville as. Starring kennedy mccann as nancy drew, the first episode established the town of horseshoe bay in which she. Nancy drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges. The first episode of the cws infinitely more modern take on nancy drew may have already revealed that ace is, in fact, the season 1 killer. Which nancy drew movietv show do you think is the best. Oct 14, 2019 the first nancy drew film adaption came in 1938, after warner bros. Oct 14, 2019 nancy s former rival and current boss, george fan, was labeled the town screwup. I just watched nancy drew, detective,reporter and straight shooter on tmc and was really surprised that they said ted instead of ned. Based on the popular books, nancy drew bonita granville sets out to find out the truth behind the sudden disappearance of a wealthy dowager. This first entry gives us beginning and end titles with the silhouette of nancy drawn as a shadow in the dark, carrying a flashlight and with the wind blowing her hair, her scarf, and her skirt before her. Four films based on carolyn keenes mystery novels about young sleuth nancy drew are included on this collection. Detective 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Nancy drew got her bigscreen start in a zippy film series. Reporter1939 nancy drew hidden staircase1939 nancy drew detective 1938 nancy drew trouble shooter1939 there is also a television movie that came out in 2002 nancydrew asked in nancy. List of nancy drew movies and tv shows a nancy drew fan blog. After a wealthy dowager who has made a substantial donation her alma mater suddenly disappears, nancy drew sets out to solve the mystery. When she goes home she is kidnapped and held captive by a group of men intent on taking her money. Id say the four movies from 193839 are the best so far. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection 193839 back on dvd when young bonita granville. Nancy drew detective shows how well a small genre film can be done. Nancy drew is a teenage amateur detective solving mysteries in her small town of river heights. Nancy drew detective was the first in a series of breezy bpictures based on the teenaged sleuth created by carolyn keene. These four classic, 1938 blackandwhite nancy drew hourlong films directed by william clemens not the 2007 movie starring emma roberts feature bonita. In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew movies nancy drew. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy becomes a widow in order to locate the lady they are rescuing.
Nancy drew, detective 1938 where nancy sleuths out the secret of a missing heiress. Nancy s beau, ned nick nickerson, was deemed nothing more than an excon. Released on november 19, 1938 and based loosely on the book the password to lockspur lane, gamets screenplay has nancy trying to solve the mysterious disappearance of mrs. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy beomse a widow in order to locate the lady they are rescuing. Nancy and her boyfriend ted series regular frankie thomas investigate a wealthy widows disappearance in nancy drew detective 1938. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection detective reporter troubleshooter hidden staircase 4. Ok so i am watching an old nancy drew movie from 1938 and they keep using the term 2380. Next, the coed crimesolver turns journalist as nancy drew. Whether youre revisiting nancy or first met her in 2007s nancy drew movie, we invite you to enjoy mystery and fun that moves like a speedy blue roadster. With bonita granville, john litel, james stephenson, frankie thomas.
In nancy drew, reporter 1939 she investigates a poisoning. And nancy drew herself was merely called nancy drew, except delivered by the sheriff as the biggest nuisance to ever come into his life. Unfortunately, while detective does have some resemblance to the keene novel that is its source the password to larkspur lane, it is at best a passing resemblance. Created by noga landau, stephanie savage, josh schwartz. The titles featured are detective, reporter, troubleshooter, and the hidden staircase. At one point in the film nancy and her friend ted frankie thomas are searching through a basement. Nancy drew clears her uncle matt of murder charges when she exposes the real murderers. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection dvd.
Detective 1938 11191938 us comedy, mystery 1h 6m user score. The image measures 2293 2921 pixels and is 1585 kilobytes large. Nancy drew and the hidden staircase trailer youtube. The film stars bonita granville as nancy drew, john litel, frankie thomas, mary lee, dickie jones and larry williams. Movies nancy drew movie mystery collection 193839 nancy drew. Hollywoods first attempt to move nancy drew from the pages to the screen was in a series of four films. Detective movie posters,high res movie posters image for nancy drew. These four classic, 1938 blackandwhite nancy drew hourlong films directed by william clemens not the 2007 movie starring emma roberts feature bonita granville as nancy. Ya detective heroine nancy drew has been revived plenty of times in recent years, including a current cw update. In 1938, warner brothers released the first of four nancy drew moviesnancy drew. This movie, and subsequent movies, starred bonita granville as nancy drew, frankie thomas as tedinstead of ned, and john litel as carson drew.
Daughter of bernard granville, bonita granville was born into an acting family. The series inspires various continuations and adaptations to this day, with the stories and. She and ted find themselves in many dangerous positions such as trying to fly an airplane after the pilot parachuted out and being facetoface with the murderer. In the late 1930s the character appeared in four lowbudget american films, starring bonita granville, beginning with nancy drew, detective 1938. Detective is a 1938 american comedy film directed by william clemens and written by kenneth gamet. At one point in the film nancy and her friend ted frankie thomas are searching through a. I am an unapologetic fan of the old nancy drew books. With kennedy mcmann, leah lewis, maddison jaizani, tunji kasim. With bonita granville, john litel, frankie thomas, dickie jones.
Movies nancy drew movie mystery collection 1938 39 nancy drew. I was a huge fan of the series the ones that were out when i was little, i never read the classic seriesand i was so disturbed lol. Get a clue 2007 tv series the hardy boys nancy drew mysteries 197778 season 1 nancy drew mysteries the myste. Nancy drew 1930s movie collectibles the nancy drew sleuth. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection dvdbeaver. Bonita granville john litel james stephenson frankie thomas. 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. These four classic, 1938 blackandwhite nancy drew hourlong films directed by william clemens not the 2007 movie starring emma roberts feature bonita granville as nancy drew, john litel as carson drew, and frankie thomas as ted nickerson. The books are credited to writer carolyn keene, which is a pseudonym used for the various authors.
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. The original nancy drew movie mystery collection manufactured. Nancy drew and ted nickerson solve a kidnapping case of a wealthy elderly lady. Get a clue 2007 tv series the hardy boysnancy drew mysteries 197778 season 1 nancy drew mysteries the myste. High resolution movie poster image for nancy drew detective 1938. Nancy drew, detective 1938 william clemens, william b. Thomas says lets keep it clean and makes the drag scene. Nancy drew is older than those two caped superheroes nancy first hit shelves in 1930, eight whole years before superman and nine before batman, older even than the massmarket paperback novel as. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for nancy drew detective 1938.
Ok so i am watching an old nancy drew movie from 1938 and. This movie was the second half of a double bill and its popularity sparked the last 3 movies. Reporter 1939 and winds up solving a poisoning case. Ted has to disguise himself as a nurse while nancy beomse a \widow\ in order to locate the lady they are rescuing. Jun 15, 2007 filming on the first film in the series, nancy drew detective, began in february 1938. Nancy and her boyfriend ted series regular frankie thomas investigate a wealthy widows disappearance in nancy drewdetective 1938. Nancy, with the help of ted nickerson, solves the kidnapping. Nancy drew detective 1938 bonita granville made four nancy drew bmovies based on the famous character in the series of novels for girls. The character also was featured in such televised series as hardy boysnancy drew mysteries 197779 and nancy drew 2019 and in more than 30 video games produced in the 1990s and 2000s.
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