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20 of 21 found the following review helpful:
Very Good for a "B" Picture Jan 05, 2002
By J. J. Carew
As a Nancy Drew fan, I wanted to see the series of movies made in the 1930s featuring the teenage sleuth. Nancy Drew, Reporter, is the best of the lot. Part screwball comedy, part mystery, it reminds me of the popular Thin Man series. While the series of movies with Bonita Granville takes MANY liberties with the Nancy Drew characters, Nancy herself comes across well.
16 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Nancy Drew? Jan 23, 2005
By Darren Sorgea
"dorisdayoldmovies***"
This is Nancy Drew?
I give this item 4 stars because 1: I love Nancy Drew, 2: The story is good, and 3: Bonita Granville does a good job.
But, Where is Hannah? Where is Togo? Where is Bess? Where is George? Where is Ned? Where all the these characters that are just as important as Nancy??
Actually, there is a Ned. Well, Ted, really. But he is a whimpy scairdy-cat.
Don't you think these films would have made a great hit if they actually copied the books to some degree?
Can you imagine the Secret of Red Gate Farm, or The Ringmasters Secret as a film! Wonderful! The fans would flock!
But no. And why not? I don't know. Bonita is great. She is really clever, and funny, but without the REAL characters, it's hard to even refer to this film as Nancy Drew.
16 of 20 found the following review helpful:
 A wonderful movie that has stood the test of time Feb 01, 2001
By Midwest Book Review
Nancy Drew continues to be one of the most popular and enduring adventure series for girls ever penned. It also served as the basis for a series of very fine films starring Bonita Granville as the plucky young girl whose curiosity and enthusiasm were always getting her into trouble. Nancy Drew: Reporter finds her sneaking out an exciting crime report to investigate for a local paper and promptly embroiling her friend Ted and wisecracking older brother Carson smack into the middle of a tangled and dangerous mystery. A wonderful movie that has stood the test of time and continues to be as enjoyable and family friendly as when it first debuted, Nancy Drew: Reporter is a very highly recommended addition to all community library video movie collections and we can only hope that Bridgestone Multimedia will eventually be able to bring out all the other wonderful Nancy Drew movies from a cinematic yesteryear.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
BED BUG HOTEL! Mar 11, 2007
By Bobby Underwood
"starlighthotel"
Bonita Granville was a delightful ball of fun during the 1930's in this "B" series from WB. This entry was one of the best in the series. She looks cute as a button dressed by Milo Anderson and brings energy to the "B" script by Kenneth Gamet. Director William Clemens keeps everything moving quickly for an enjoyable bit of fun for young mystery fans, and film buffs fond of the always terrific Bonita Granville.
Nancy gets her chance as a reporter along with some other girls as a promotion run by the local paper. There's a fifty dollar prize and a medal for the student who turns in the best story after three days. The weary editor hands out some generic fluff to each girl but, of course, Nancy is more interested in the big story involving the death of rich elderly woman, and off she goes to the inquest instead.
When the verdict turns out to be murder by a rare poison used in photograhy, Nancy is hot on the case! Betty Amann is the innocent girl, Paula Denning, Nancy tries to clear by beating everyone to the container with the real killer's fingerprints on it. But a boxer named Soxie (Jack Perry) with a disfigured ear wants it too and uses his girlfriend (Sheila Bromley) to grab it from her in a crowd.
Nancy can't do it alone so enlists the help of her pal Ted (Frank Thomas Jr.) with a new hat. Granville and Thomas were good together and it was endearing that he didn't quite realize he was Nancy's boyfriend. Dickie Jones and Mary Lee were also fun as Ted's young siblings wrangling their way into everything. There's a fun scene where they end up having to sing for their meal at the Mandarin Cafe while in hot pursuit of the story.
John Litel portrayed Nancy's dad, Carson Drew, in the series and there is one especially nice scene between the two that is filled with warmth and the fun of a father/daughter relationship. Nancy tricks him into helping the Denning girl but with Nancy and her pals on the case, the outcome is never really in doubt.
There is a delightful entry with a marvelous ending typical of the series. This one is a fine mix of energy and humor and won't disappoint fans of the sweet Bonita Granville, a young and shining star from the era who deserves to be remembered.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Nancy Drew, Reporter meets Hitchcock - well, kinda.... Aug 16, 2007
By John Malanga
"film guy"
Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939) is a very good entry in this series. I watched it for the first time the other night and was amused by two scenes with Psycho references. Since the movie was made over 20 years before Hitchcock's masterpiece, the scenes are pure coincidence, but worth sharing...during the movie, one of the characters appears in drag looking eerily like Mother Bates! and in another scene, which takes place on a rooftop, there is a sign in the background advertising the Bates Hotel! I had to smile. Check it out.
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