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Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
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9 September 1939 (USA) morePlot:
Nancy helps two aging spinsters fulfill the byzantine provisions of their father's will, but the murder of their chauffeur complicates matters. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Nancy Drew Captured more (14 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bonita Granville | ... | Nancy Drew |
| Frankie Thomas | ... | Ted Nickerson |
| John Litel | ... | Carson Drew |
| Frank Orth | ... | Captain Tweedy |
| Renie Riano | ... | Effie Schneider, the Housekeeper |
| Vera Lewis | ... | Miss Rosemary Turnbull |
| Louise Carter | ... | Miss Floretta Turnbull |
| William Gould | ... | Daniel Talbert |
| George Guhl | ... | Smitty, a Policeman |
| John Ridgely | ... | Reporter |
| William Hopper | ... | Reporter (as DeWolf Hopper) |
| Creighton Hale | ... | Reporter |
| Frank Mayo | ... | Tribune Photographer |
| Frederic Tozere | ... | District Attorney's Investigator |
| Don Rowan | ... | Phillips the Chauffeur |
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Ted Nickerson: [to Nancy] I can only hope you can keep up with me when I start retreatin'. moreFAQ
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I think Warner Bros. captured the spirit of the Nancy Drew novels, and presented them in great style. The give and take between Nancy and her father is actually better than the books, and Ted Nickerson, as played by Frankie Thomas, makes the character stand out far more than in the books, where he was just a straight man for Nancy. And Bonita Granville as Nancy gives a phenomenal film portrayal of the heroine of millions, without going over the top, and she is especially likable and memorable. We have to remember this is a film portrayal of a book, it is not the book, nor was it meant to be, and it captures exactly the feeling of Nancy Drew mysteries. I wish the Hardy Boys had been done like this! I gave it a 10 not because it was the best movie ever made, but because it was a great interpretation of the book that lost nothing in the translation to screen, and gained in the character given by superb actors.