Amazon.com: Nancy Drew, Reporter: Bonita Granville, John Litel, Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee: Amazon Instant Video

Product Details

Synopsis: Nancy Drew, reporter for the school newspaper, clears a girl of murder charges.

Supporting actors: Frankie Thomas, Mary Lee, Dickie Jones, Larry Williams, Betty Amann, Thomas E. Jackson, Olin Howland, Sheila Bromley, Irving Bacon, John Dilson, Edgar Edwards, Jack Gardner, William Hopper, Jack Mower, Joanne Tree, Walter Young, Hooper Atchley, Frankie Burke, Nat Carr, Glen Cavender

Directed by: William Clemens

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Family, Musical, Mystery

Runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes

Release year: 1939

Studio: Reel Enterprises

ASIN: B0013TXIK6 (Rental) and B000HAB4Q2 (Purchase)

Rights & Requirements

Rental rights: 7 day viewing period Details

Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details

Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices, TiVo DVRs. System requirements

Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

Also available on DVD

The Original Nancy Drew Movie Mystery... DVD ~ Bonita Granville

4.5 out of 5 stars (56) $14.32

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: Feburary 17, 1939
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

Video Format Details

Online Viewing	PC Download	TiVo box	Portable device
View instantly from any PC or Mac with a broadband connection	Ready to watch in about 25 minutes*	Ready to watch in about 30 minutes*	Ready to transfer in about 30 minutes*

* Your download times may vary--estimates shown are for a typical DSL connection (1.5 Mbits/sec). Rental videos cannot be transferred to a portable device.

Customer Reviews

19 Reviews

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

Average Customer Review

4.0 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good for a "B" Picture, January 5, 2002

By

J. J. Carew (Green Bay, WI) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Nancy Drew Reporter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nancy Drew?, January 23, 2005

By

Darren Sorgea "dorisdayoldmovies***" (USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)

This review is from: Nancy Drew...Reporter (DVD)

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.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment (1)

16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful movie that has stood the test of time, February 1, 2001

By

Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nancy Drew Reporter [VHS] (VHS Tape)

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.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Report abuse | Permalink

Comment Comment

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all 19 customer reviews...

Most Recent Customer Reviews

3.0 out of 5 stars A Teenaged Investigative Reporter
Nancy Drew, Reporter, 1939 film

The film begins in a newspaper office. Students will work for three days as cub reporters. "Can I cover a scandal? Read more

Published 18 months ago by Acute Observer

1.0 out of 5 stars Not nancy drew
Very boring and not anything like the nancy drew books.

I am very surprised and disappointed. Read more

Published on July 9, 2009 by review

4.0 out of 5 stars delightful juvenile crime caper!
Take a trip back to a simpler time, when an unassuming teenage girl could track down the missing evidence in a messy murder trial. Read more