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Nancy Drew... Detective (1938)

Nancy Drew... Detective poster
Original title
Nancy Drew… Detective
Directed by
William Clemens
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young amateur detective named Nancy Drew helps a wealthy woman who has been receiving threatening letters. Nancy uses her wits to find the culprit before any harm is done.

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What happens

Nancy Drew... Detective is a 1938 American mystery film directed by William Clemens and written by Kenneth Garnet. The film stars Bonita Granville, John Litel, James Stephenson, Frankie Thomas, Frank Orth and Helena Phillips Evans. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on November 19, 1938. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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